sugaring off


sug·ar·ing off

 (sho͝og′ər-ĭng)n.1. The process or an instance of boiling down maple sap to yield maple syrup and maple sugar.2. A social activity in which guests at a sugarhouse help make maple sugar and are served food covered in maple syrup, especially hot maple syrup poured on fresh snow.

sugaring off

n (Cookery) Canadian the boiling down of maple sap to produce sugar, traditionally a social event in early spring