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Maple Folks,
Working in the shop kitchen the last few days making sauces:
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hope to gather again tomorrow and maybe make some syrup!
The great grandsons tapped there sugarbush in the back yard a couple days ago but it has been too cold to run.
Regards,
Chris
Folks,
Gathered 600 gal of 2.2% sap last night before the freezing cold temps hit again.
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Jim (Father and Son) came over this morning and helped me boil raw sap into finished syrup on the old wood fired King arch!
We made 24 gallons of syrup, All Amber syrup, great flavor.
Two of the great grandkids were here today and visited the sugarhouse several times to check out the fire.
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Warm weather coming for the weekend. I had a sap pump go dead last night. Will try to improvise till a new one arrives.
Regards,
Chris
Folks,
Sap pump back on line. EE Friend found a bad wire somewhere. He rewired the system from the truck to the pump. Ready for sap today!
It will be a typical busy week making syrup and getting maple items ready for the public a week from now!
Hope things are good in Maple Land!
Regards,
Chris
Folks,
Still here making syrup!
Another small last night. Out comes some nice Dark robust syrup.
Regards,
Chris
Folks,
Some shots from the weekend:
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Regards,
Chris
Folks,
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Maple Taste and Tour in a blizzard! It was great! Had lots of fun!
Regards,
Chris
Maple folks,
Still plodding along making syrup when sap is there!
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Regards,
Chris
Folks,
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We have about 120 gallons so far. Weather is too warm to run till early next week. May need to get the syrup boiled in, that is in the rig.
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Visited a couple other sugarhouses in the area that were doing just fine carrying on the maple sugaring traditions!
Regards,
Chris
Maple folks,
Could we be done! Well the seasons seem to be getting shorter! We completed 130 gallons of syrup Amber, Dark and a little Very Dark.
Cheryl watching the rig:
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Family in the sugarhouse, That's what its all about, and the main reason I built it. Great grand daughter Chloe is enjoying the warm heat while she sleeps in her moms arms.
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Cheryl and I on probably the last night to boil this season!
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Probably a lot of sugarmakers have maple leaf tattos? Being the wird guy that I am, I had maple leaf art work added to the dental crown installed on St. Patrick's day. Strange but true!:)
Regards,
Chris