Sugar weather refers to a period of time during the spring in Canada marked by warm days and cold nights, when the sap starts running in the trees. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Sugar Weather”
I tripped across a lovely term the other day, sugar weather.
Oh, exciting. Is this from Vermont?
Could be from Vermont, but particularly Canada.
Oh, the time that they tap the maples for the liquid that becomes syrup?
Yeah, it’s spring weather characterized by cold nights and warm days.
But right, it has to do with when the sap starts running in the trees.
Oh, sugar weather.
But it’s nice anyway.
Yeah, there should be poems about sugar weather, songs.
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