don't forget about Dirty Jobs!!!!

I dont see any harm done. The average person out there doesnt have a clue about how Pure Maple syrup is made. The first thing most people ask me when they get a sample of my syrup is how much sugar I put in it. It goes to show how everyone has a differant way of doing things. Now me I would have had a metal cart with mag wheels for all the ash from the "FURNACE". I have been to farms where the snowmobiles are in a heated garage and the people are sitting in a cramped "Kitchen" smaller than a closet bottling syrup with there snowmobile suits on. OOPs "Snowmachine". I dont think that guy had a clue who Mike was. I think the kids set it up and old gramps was the dupe. Reminded me of the movie back to the future.

I heard at the end of the show that they are running out of places to go that are actually "dirty jobs". Maybe the producers should think about changeing it to "a day in the life of............" They could of been alot more informative about the whole process. Haynes had it right about the list of things to do and what goes on. Many of you producers like us I bet "eat your lunch on the run".

How could they run out of dirty jobs if they consider work being dirty. I am not a real believer of TV after my experience being put on a show called Market Place in the 80s that did a show on mobile home factorys and it turned out to be a farce when they showed up with cameras and had these complaints from two people who bought homes but never asked us for warrenty work. Our sales actually increased after the show because people figured we got caught so would improve.

If you guys say there was no harm done, alright then. The reviews made it sound like the public got an "incorrect" take on syrup making.

I agree that most folks have no idea on how the process works. Hopefully they learned a little from the show.

I wish someone did a true documentary on sugaring. One that covered how the indians did it right up to todays reverse ossmosis process. Show the entire sap season- from putting up lines before the season starts to cleaning the equipment after the season. Then and only then will people see the process for what is really is.

Steve

I would have much rather seen it on "How It Is Made" Rather then on "Dirty Jobs." It is what it was, no harm done.

I feel that Mike showed that making syrup is hard work and not everyone can do it. But on the other hand I am the asst. chief of my fire dept. and I still yell at the tv when "Backdraft" is playing. Not easy watching a show about something you do when they get it wrong.

I have to agree that it would have been better if it was on how it is made vs dirty jobs. As I said before I don't consider making syrup a dirty job although it is a hard working job
keith

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Originally Posted by PATheron

220- Does Mr. Brennamin(probly not spelled right) run a lot of taps? He comes up here and buys syrup at my buddy Richards place. Ive seen some huge releasers and things like that come in for him. Always wondered what exactly he was doing down there. Theron

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Thereon,

Henry is my dealer and he bottles 1500 gallons a month for retail wholesale and makes quite a bit of syrup himself. He has a few thousand taps and I forgot to ask him how many when I saw him a couple of months ago. I know sometimes Amish get a bad name, but Henry is a great guy and a dealer for most companies and sells a ton of equipment as was already mentioned about the 650 rolls of tubing he sold last year.

Also, just done the road a few miles in Myersdale is Matlick Metal works ran by Elmer Beechy and he is cheaper than dirt for stainless stuff. I picked up a complete stainless stack including basestack for Larry Harris who is also a member on here for $ 208 for a 2x6 evaporator and he made a nice head tank for about the same price that was 75 gallons with custom lid and custom lid for hose built into the lid and he is Amish also and has made me quite a bit including hood for my evaporator and is a very honest Amish.

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Originally Posted by 3rdgen.maple

Steve I think from a sugarmakers perspective we could nitpick it all we wanted but to the average joe who does not know the process It seemed like it was okay. Heck they expalined they filter the bugs out of the sap and then it showed them filtering the syrup twice in a nice shiney filter press. Not to mention there kitchen was very clean and the equipment in there looked very good and they had on sanitary gloves as well. I think in the publics eye it would go over ok.

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When it was all said and done, then that was the main thing. At least they weren't using oil cans like the pictures in VT.

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Originally Posted by WESTVIRGINIAMAPLER

Thereon,

Henry is my dealer and he bottles 1500 gallons a month for retail wholesale and makes quite a bit of syrup himself. He has a few thousand taps and I forgot to ask him how many when I saw him a couple of months ago. I know sometimes Amish get a bad name, but Henry is a great guy and a dealer for most companies and sells a ton of equipment as was already mentioned about the 650 rolls of tubing he sold last year.

Also, just done the road a few miles in Myersdale is Matlick Metal works ran by Elmer Beechy and he is cheaper than dirt for stainless stuff. I picked up a complete stainless stack including basestack for Larry Harris who is also a member on here for $ 208 for a 2x6 evaporator and he made a nice head tank for about the same price that was 75 gallons with custom lid and custom lid for hose built into the lid and he is Amish also and has made me quite a bit including hood for my evaporator and is a very honest Amish.

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I have a slightly different view of Henry. I got shafted on the price of a new pan and R.O. I bought from him three seasons ago. After checking prices a few weeks after the purchase I paid $2,300 more than I could of paid staight from Leader. I am still waiting for the R.O. Soap for the machine. I had to have some express shiped here the day I taped. I have never been back since. Not to mention the three or four trips over there just catch him there to sell you something. I now deal with Bascom Maple farm, Maple Guys and Leader evaporator. I can drive up there and back for all of my equipment and still save money.