cloudy flue pan?

[muddyfootprints]

I sweetened my pans and they have been sitting since last sunday. I got back to the shack tonight and the flue pan is cloudy......

should I dump it or is it still okay??? It doesn't smell, and tastes sweet.....


any thoughts???

[3rdgen.maple]

Make syrup with it. It will probably be on the dark side but it will taste good.

[muddyfootprints]

thanks 3rd Gen

I took another look at it this morning and it isn't good, over the night it started to bubble up little bubbles and sounds like rice krispies...


we had a cold spell come thru Minnesota and temps dropping below 0 and I was worried about the pans freezing and splitting the flues so we kept a fire in another wood stove in the shack and it was too warm.

I should have just emptied the pan into some pails and let it freeze,

I hate tossing it out but I don't want to risk messing up any more sap or syrup, its a 2x4 raised flue pan and the level is just above the flues. it is a shame to loose the sweetened pan but live and learn.