What food do you serve when you have visitors at the sugar house?

[halfpint]

Have some friends coming over this weekend, and would like some suggestions on what to offer to eat.

Halfpint

[mapleack]

Wood fire hot dogs with maple mustard!

[markct]

Hot dogs cooked on the edge of the evaporator where the base stack goes are a favorite with syrup on them of course!

[optionguru]

Hot dogs on the evaporator with beer. Yummy and easy. This year I'll be adding a big bowl of maple nuts.

[BlueberryHill]

how long would a foil wrapped potato take to bake in the firebox? haha. If that fails, how about some MRE's.

[eustis22]

I serve Boiling Sodas.

Oh.....wait....FOOD. n/m

[CampHamp]

If you want some WILD maple recipes, then check out Sugar Shack Au Pied de Cochon by Martin Picard (2012) (http://www.amazon.com/Sugar-Shack-Au-Pied-Cochon/dp/2980949868/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1394042160&sr=1-9). One that we do is a cabbage & lentil stew boiled in sap with duck legs.

[Scribner's Mountain Maple]

While Hotdogs are great, Traditional things might be homemade donuts that you could dip into hot syrup. Dill Pickles as a contrast to the sweet. And of course Hotdogs boiled in sap (NOT IN EVAPORATOR) at least not in mine. Also Eggs boiled in sap. Again not in your evaporator. I use a turkey cooker on low and a sauce pan. Eggs and hotdogs are the same old thing, but boiled in sap will be new. It does effect the flavor in a good way.

This is what Grandma used to do.

Ben

[Ausable]

It all depends on You and how much You want to fuss. We have cooked sausage in maple syrup and they end up with a maple taffy coating and of course scrambled eggs and pancakes with maple syrup. We also have Dutch Ovens - We use the legless ones like a slow cooker and make up anything you do in a slow cooker with the lid on tight - cook all day on a heat source and you have dinner - one example polish sausage, potatoes and carrots. The person watching the evaporator can't do the cooking too. lol ---Mike---

[johnzski]

I serve Boiling Sodas.

Oh.....wait....FOOD. n/m
Sign in a local tavern says : Beer has food value , but food has no beer value LOL

[Flat Lander Sugaring]

cook hot dogs in boiling almost syrup sap

[stoneslabs]

maple smoked pulled pork! just need to refill charcoal once or twice during a 12hr boil... don't forget to drench syrup on it and add maple chunks for smoke every now and then.
once its cooked and pulled, its an easy meal to heat up quick if friends drop in!

[markct]

That sounds delicious! If you wernt so far away i would drop in and have you heat up some!

[eustis22]

Don't the hot dogs load your syrup with grease?

[Waynehere]

Whatever they decide to bring.... :)

[happy thoughts]

Don't the hot dogs load your syrup with grease?

What's a little extra defoamer? :lol:

[AdirondackSap]

Maple dogs!

[Ausable]

Have some friends coming over this weekend, and would like some suggestions on what to offer to eat.

Halfpint

Halfpint - I though it was an excellent question and I was looking for some new - good ideas. Although the Guys and Gals - on this Site - have some great ideas on how to make maple syrup. Sounds like the Cuisine shall be - Eat Hot Dogs and get smashed. lol - In Michigan - If dining on Dogs - It is Koegel Viennas with the casings - good no matter how they are cooked. ----Dogs, Hard Boiled Eggs and Booze----Haven't had that menu in at least 45 years -- lol -- Maybe someone will come through yet.