When the sap came up in the maple trees a hole was bored in the trees about a foot from the ground and a small tube, usually made from a piece of alder, was inserted in the hole.

Through this the sap was carried into a vessel which was placed under the tree.

This sap was boiled down in kettles.

If the Indians had no kettles they made the frost take the place of heat in preparing the sugar.

They used shallow vessels made of bark, and these were filled with water and the maple sap.