The sap was running down the tree yesterday as we pulled the taps. There's no way I've have considered boiling it because the buds are clearly out on the trees and what sap came out of the lines looked and smelled like sour milk!

We got all the taps pulled in 2 days and I estimate I handled 400 gallons of water in 10 gallon increments to flush out the mainlines. We didn't suck any water through the lateral lines this year so it'll be interesting to see how much crud comes out of them next year.

We only have a few tanks and releasers to wash next weekend before we walk away from the sugar camp for a month. Where did I put my golf clubs...