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P/S When you work as hard as you will to build this structure, it is no longer a "shack" But a House !

The old story is, I should have built it bigger! I built my sugar house 16X20 with a 16X12 wood shed, using UVT plans. I have a 2X6 evaporator and find that things are a bit tight when we have...

Do not worry young Jedi, The Fat Frog has not begun to sing!!! If it does you're Toast!!! Boil on, Full Steam ahead!! Good Luck.

I am seeing a few sugar maples on my road that have some leaves changing color. Little snow last winter and -6 or 7"s of rain this year can't be good for the trees. Like every year, we will just have...

Going to Leader on Friday the 22nd. Glen Goodrich is doing a talk on 3/16 tubing for gravity & high vacuum at 9:30 a.m. both days. Thinking about trying some next year. The buckets and I are getting...

I know this comment is a little late, But! We pulled our taps on 3/10, last boil on 3/11, so we were done" Way" early in the season. On Easter Sunday we made a road trip to Gould's Sugar House. It...

What a great memory! My early adventures took the wallpaper off my mothers kitchen walls. She was not pleased! After this year, I am beginning to miss my old 1/2 pint!! Bigger is sometimes not...

Recommendations from Proctor Maple are 40 gallons of syrup = 5 cups D.E. for a 7" plate press. You may need more D.E. for dark or late season syrup. This info came from a flyer on proper plate filter...

Went to Atmos 300 k web site as I am changing from that product to Safflower oil this season. Found a lead on soy. Stated that it is an allergenic compound. You might want to check it out.

Keep it cheap. Try it, if you like it there is always next year. I started with 12 taps, turkey fryer base and a stainless roasting pan. We made 2.5 Gals. Grandkids had a ball, we made syrup, they...

Have been going on Weather Underground. They have been pretty much on target. It doesn't look good in the near future for any kind of warmth. BUT, you can't just sit and wait forever! I'm going for...

We had a school group of about 35 plus chaperons and parents. We supplied hot cocoa,sliced apples with maple sugar and mini donuts sprinkled with maple sugar. They came prepared to purchase our...

Best thing to do is to read ----North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual--- This is the " Bible " for us new-bies--. It is best to use a non dairy defomer. Contact your local syrup dealer for more...

North, South, East and West, we all seem to like sugaring the best! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to All. May Santa not get tangled in your mainlines!!!! Ski Bum--- Think Snow!

Back home, safe and sound. Thanks Rock Bottom Maple for the lead on Faddens and Benton's. Didn't get to Benton's and Fadden's seemed to be closed when we were there on Tuesday.Thanks for the invite...

Hello N.H. Mountain Folks,
CT. Flat Lander taking a three day trip to Bascom's via Lincoln/Woodstock/Sugarhill/Conway and any other back road we can find. We'll be up Monday, October 20th and...

Well that's over with! It would have been easier to get into the White House!!! If you are re-upping just read the directions and re-type what they want from you. I guess it's for our own good, but I...

These sleds work great. We purchased one from Cabela's 54" long 25" wide and 10" deep. Bolted a piece of plywood to the top and cut 6 holes for 5 gal buckets. If used with atv or such, a 50 gal tank...

I have read the article in The Maple News on the electric evaporator. What ??? No steam----No wood---- Nothing to watch boiling----No explaining to school kids where maple syrup comes from?? No way...

Hi Moose, this happened to us three years ago. Ours was a demo at a local fall fair. You will need a roll, no two rolls of paper towels and a bottle of Windex!!!! A cattle prod might be handy to keep...

Headed North in the morning. This is our fourth open house at Leader and wouldn't miss a trip to Vermont. To me it's like a trip to Rendezvous in the Rocky Mountains but without the beaver pelts!...

Thanks Happy for setting the record straight on the symbols. Thought I found something to be of use. I guess some things run deeper than they appear so I'll dig a little deeper next time. Best of...

Just picked up some 5 gallon buckets to use between trees and truck. Wanted to check and make sure that they were food grade so I went on line and found a site that explains the symbols on the bottom...

Never Fear!!! Ma Nature will be here, in Her own sweet time. I think she likes to watch us sweat. I checked my ledger and found that I tapped 2/7 in '10 ( newbe ) way too early; 2/12 in '11, 2/4 in...

Like Bill M said rinse test cup but also rinse and dry the hydrometer also. Had mine tested this year and was told that syrup build up on the hydrometer will alter the test. Good luck this year.