I have so much sugar sand this year. Are there any uses for it such as vitamins and the antioxidents and minerals? Just curious. Any info out there?
I have so much sugar sand this year. Are there any uses for it such as vitamins and the antioxidents and minerals? Just curious. Any info out there?
3X10 Lappiere Cross Flow Raised Flue
Lappiere 250 Turbo RO
800 ish taps??? for 2015
rossellsmaple.com
MAY THE SAP BE WITH YOU
I Know they use it to smooth eye glass glass and theres a guy in alstead with buffalo that uses it for a wormer on the buffalo. We rinse it into the compost pile. Not sure if its a benefit or not. Keith
Keith & Michelle
Still Seeking Farm, LLC
4120 4x4 John Deere
2x6 Max Flue with Revalution syrup pan
349 taps on vac
19 on gravity
2 sap hounds
I was curious on this so I googled it... here is what I found :
"the gritty material obtained by filtering commercial maple sirup was analyzed to determine its composition and to relate its composition to the amount of sugar sand deposited to determine the factors responsible for the formation of sugar sand. The samples, taken over a two-year period, contained calcium, malic acid, and undetermined material (probably silica) as the major constituents. The calcium, malic acid, and calcium malate content gave highly significant positive correlations with the amount of sugar sand formed, whereas the percentage of undetermined material gave a negative correlation. There was also evidence that the malic acid content was more critical in the formation of sugar sand than the calcium content. Highly significant negative correlations were obtained between the percent sugar sand deposited and the iron, copper, and boron content. Further, these constituents also gave highly significant negative correlations when compared with the calcium content of the sugar sand. The presence of potassium, magnesium, and molybdenum appeared to have little effect on the formation of sugar sand. The nonvolatile organic acids present in sugar sand were determined by paper chromatography. Results showed that sugar sand contains malic, citric, succinic, fumaric, and three unidentified organic acids."
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1...ly+maintenance
Still no idea what it can be used for ...
31 Taps in 2011 with buckets, Barrel evap
45+ Taps for 2012 with buckets, 2x5 Dryer Arch with steel pans ! 8x11 Sugar Shack, Dump Stations,
60 Taps for 2013- Insulated Dryer arch, AUF,
2014 watched from sidelines...
70 Taps for 2015 - dryer arch, new 2x5 divided pan from Smokey Lake with a float box !
70 Taps for 2016 - added a preheater and new grates for the Dryerator.
80 Taps for 2018 - Dryer arch got new front and door
We've heard a lot of suggestions, but no real good markets for it that I'm aware of. You don't want to consume it, unless you want/need a laxative (which is why it's filtered out). Also, if you have lead-soldered equipment, the niter can have a good dose of lead in it.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
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Beth
Dad boiled when I was a kid; I helped haul wood & sap, & taste test.
2011: 6 taps, full size hotel pan, turkey fryer: 3 gallons + 7 pints.
2012: 80 taps, 105K & 210K BTU propane burners, 2 double size hotel pans. Dad says he won't need to come help 'cause "there won't be anything to do if there's no wood to chuck in.": ~25 gallons.
2013: 55 taps, 28 gallons; same burners/pans as last year.
I do custom cakes: www.bethscakes.bravehost.com
save it to put on all this ice!
Thad
Cake o Maple
It's probably not the sugar sand that is being used as a wormer. Many animal producers are using diatomaceous earth as a wormer, the same stuff we use as filter aid. Some say it works, others say no.
shrunken producer, from 8,000 taps to 4,000 to 5800 to 9500 to 11,000 vac
5x16 woodchip fired evaporator with 5x10 max flue and 5x6 revolution front pan
CDL 20+ RO
Double 10"filterpress
sp-11, bb2, airtech L63, L160, L230 vac pumps
CDL low profile electric releaser
MES 8000 electric releaser
CDL 4000 tap mechanical releaser
Bear baiting
200 Buckets 2015
14 x 16 Cabane ā sucre
2 x 5 Cantin evaporator
Our cattle treat it like a salt lick.lap it up and look for more
7th generation maple producer in sugarhouse built in 1892
2x World Champion Maple Syrup Producer
1250 taps on cv adapters
Leader Vortex 3x14 with Max Flue and Revolution Syrup Pan,Enhanced Steam Away
www.leggettmaplesyrup.com