March generally has perfect weather for Maple sugaring: cold nights and warm days. With the major cold snap we had this past week the dripping stopped, and the sap froze solid in the buckets. We had collected some first run sap a few days back, so we decided to give "Little Eva," Josh's evaporator its trial run:
The average ratio is 40:1 which means lots of boiling. The first run is usually the sweetest: we boiled down six gallons and got a whole quart, which is pretty good! 
I meant to take a picture of the finished product, however - um - let's just say that jar didn't remain in a "photogenic" state for long! Hopefully I will get some better pictures this week. As of right now, the sap is back up and running and the forecast looks to be perfect for some serious sugarin'!
3.10.2007
first run!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
5 comments:
so breakfast is at what time?
that is sooo awesome - how many trees are you tapping?
I think we have enough pancake batter in the fridge to feed a small army, so come over anytime! We have seven trees tapped, which is pretty small scale. At the rate we are going, though, we could get a gallon or two of syrup when all is said and done; I am pretty optimistic.
I want maple syrup too! How fun!
There will be plenty for the next time you guys come up, as long as we ration it. Normally we go through a t least a gallon of syrup a year, but we have been going through it at an alarming rate the past few weeks. So far we have boiled down just over a gallon. And we have about half that leftover. Our most recent batch was really dark and yummy.
How far away do you guys live from Fairfax, VT? We might just make a weekend trip down to see you, especially if maple syrup is on the menu, although, we won't be able to tell any of the neighbors that we're going to New Hampshire for syrup or we might get run out of town.
Post a Comment