My VERY first Batch!

[GramaCindy]

YAHOOO! Today was the day. It started early with only 20 more gallons of sap to make some syrup from the 100+gallons boiled yesterday to "sweeten the pans" not too long into the morning I was drawing off and finishing on the turkey fryer. What a great day! I am wondering what grade you all think I may have made on the first try, (luck and sugar content I know) just wondering???https://picasaweb.google.com/103968764779354846524/Syruping2011?feat=directlink

[John c]

Awesome job, I love it! Not sure about the grade though.

[SugarShay]

Don't know the grade, but great job! ~thumbs up~

Nice bottles and labels! Where did you get them made up? :D

[WildRiver]

Congratulations,
We had our first experience a few days earlier.

[GramaCindy]

www.myownlabels.com

[C.Wilcox]

Great looking syrup GramaCindy!

[Dennis H.]

Isn't it an awsome feeling after all that hard work seeing the fruits of your labor!!

It sure looks like you made some light amber there to me.

It also looks like the mason evap is working really good for you.

By the way now you need to try and make some maple candy for the little helpers that you have!;)

[adk1]

EXCELLENT JOB! that Mason looks like it was really ripping with all the steam! thats what I like to hear and see!

[driske]

GramaCindy,
You are an Ace Sugar Maker!:)

[GramaCindy]

Isn't it an awsome feeling after all that hard work seeing the fruits of your labor!!

It sure looks like you made some light amber there to me.

It also looks like the mason evap is working really good for you.

By the way now you need to try and make some maple candy for the little helpers that you have!;)

Thank You Dennis H. I may need to try that!:)

[GramaCindy]

GramaCindy,
You are an Ace Sugar Maker!:)

Thank YOU!

[GramaCindy]

Great looking syrup GramaCindy!

Thanks C.Wilcox!

[captian niko]

Hay nice job, we live in the same region i think.
we live down wind from you, just north of Marquette michigan.
how is your weather? Ours is crapy- two feet of slushy wet woods. I'm not sure i want to collect today. are things better your way?
I like your labels too.

[james ferguson]

from the pic i would sayjust lighter than amed (fancy)

[GramaCindy]

Hay nice job, we live in the same region i think.
we live down wind from you, just north of Marquette michigan.
how is your weather? Ours is crapy- two feet of slushy wet woods. I'm not sure i want to collect today. are things better your way?
I like your labels too.

Hello captain niko! We have 39* currently, very little snow (THANK GOD) but windy and no freeze last night. Looking forward to later in the week, I pray that it will freeze at night, so I can gather MORE SAP! I will definitely increase my taps next year to maybe 100. The addiction begins……………..

[GramaCindy]

from the pic i would sayjust lighter than amed (fancy)

WOO HOO! I just may have to enter it in the county fair! Thanks James, I was wondering….light, medium amber or fancy?

[Paddymountain]

now you need a grade set, filter press, bottler/canner.............hmm.
have fun making syrup!!!!!

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

just dont burn your pan like I did on the 4-1;)
good job keep going

[GramaCindy]

now you need a grade set, filter press, bottler/canner.............hmm.
have fun making syrup!!!!!

YIKES! My first year and the initial investment kind of took it's toll. I am hoping that the "sugar shack" will be this summer's investment and that I will be set for awhile.

[GramaCindy]

just dont burn your pan like I did on the 4-1;)
good job keep going

Thanks Flatlander! I am hoping that i can keep an "eye on the prize" and avoid that tragedy!