got to the kids school at 3:00 am yesterday morning after boiling all night here..got the fire lit and pan filles..man what a change..going from running my 2x6 evap to a block arch and a 2x3 flat pan...now I know how mario andretti must feel going from the race track to traffic leaving the races...and to think when I got the 2x3 I thought I was styling...anyways, boiled all day and taught the kids all I know about syruping...just before we finished boiling I dumped in the 5 gallons from my syrup pans last boil...finished boiling at 2pm then went into the schools kitchen to finish and filter it all..put a bowl of syrup on the table with a loaf of crusty bread cubed up for the kids to dip...lol it was like dipping a bloody hand in a pirhanna tank...what a frenzy
I love watching them like that..they were so excited...anyways, we got 3.5 gallons of dark amber with a really bold flavor...left them the 1.5 gallons that they had collected to make and got done right at 3:30 when school got out..made for a really long day...36hours boiling to end the season..at least I ended with a bang instead of last years whimper...on the plus side I sold 9.5 gallons while I was boiling...only downer is that my custom maple sugar leafs never showed up for the kids...oh well, hopefully the lazy chef will get off his couch to make them next week for the big pancake breakfast the kids are now planning for the whole school......again, hoping you all have a great finish to your season and a great maple weekend..





just kidding Red..