How Maple Syrup Became a National Personality DELPHI LEARNING ILLUSTRATION Every country eventually discovers the object by which it prefers to introduce itself to strangers. France arrives carrying wine. Italy brings olive oil. Japan quietly unfolds exquisite craftsmanship. Switzerland glances at its watch to make sure everyone else is late. Canada, after considerable reflection, presents a bottle of maple syrup. Not merely presents it, in fact. It packages it in elegant gla