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Hickory syrup is made by boiling the bark, straining it out and then adding sugar until you get to syrup.

I would drain and filter the sweet in your pan and the soak your pan in vinegar/water to clean. Niter builds up on the pan and you need to clean occasionally. How often depends on the amount of niter...

There should never be anything in your lines that would hurt the pump. I have been in wastewater for 29 years and you would be amazed at what a pump will pass unless it is a positive displacement...