Rations For All

[bobcat]

for another source of Sugar you have Maple. which is plentiful in the North East particularly in Pennsylvania it take a while to boil the sap down to sugar but it is common enough that it is a reasonable source for rations. also it can be used to make a form of wine the same as a great many fruits and flowers. and as apple wine is most commonly used to produce vinegar pickleing would very likely become a common for of preservation even after better methods become available simply because of availability.