Follow these simple instructions for an easy, delicious way to get the most nutrition out of your rice. 1  Rinse brown rice and place in bowl. 2  Drain the rice in a fine colander/sieve. 3  Rinse and drain rice in this manner for 1 to 2 days, or until a very tiny sprout emerges from the rice grain. Set aide in a warm area and allow to âsoakâ for at least 12 hours or up to 20 hours. 2  Drain the rice in a fine colander/sieve. 3  Rinse rice well with clean water, shake off excess and place colander over bowl â this allows any water to drip off.
Maple syrup can be used in the place of sugar for just about any recipe, for it is just a matter of learning the substitution ratio. To replace white sugar with maple syrup in general cooking, it is ideal to use Â¾ cup of maple syrup for every one cup of sugar.
Maple Facts. 1  Maple sap is a sweet, water like liquid that is collected from the maple trees. 2  Rock Maples make the best sugar maples. 3  A high concentration of sugar maples is called a sugarbush. 4  The building that the maple syrup is produced is called a sugarhouse. Maple sap is what the tree uses to make buds. 2  When the trees have made buds, the time to make syrup has ended. 3  The syrup will become very bitter to taste after the budding. 4  During the summer the trees make starch that is stored and turned to sugar.