Some are a harder
wood, making them ideal for use on
bowling alley floors, while others are considered a weed maple because they grow
too big,
too fast and
too soft.
Then kneading the mass with your hands and / or a
wood spatula in a
wood bowl (personal preference of
wood, plastic can work
too) for a few minutes, then forming it with the spatula into a nice round sort of loaf within the
bowl, then letting it set for a few hours or a day, then scraping out some of the «loaf» (which is very moist and soft) and putting about a 1/2 to 3/4 ″ layer in stove pan, then bake in the stove at 350F for an hour to hour and a half, depending on thickness.