p22 weekender april 11 1987 spring harvest iruces mill the pioneers never haditthis good below students at st josephs separate school watch as maple syrup boils in modern equipment at bruces millshuright elizabeth chin in grade 1 at st josephs i separate school tries on a pair of pails the way it was done in the pioneer days k above hot syrup poured onto the snow makes for pure maple taffyi here the youngsters sample the freshly made sweets atleft theres a sweetsraell in the steamy air around this boiling pot at bruces mill the students saw both oldfashioned and mod ern methods of making maple syrup and maple sugar photos by brent lowery lu afctt 1 1 1 1 ir fimii iii a i