Candy making season, my number 1 tourist trap store called a day after I delivered them candy, Unless sales fall off completely they will be out over the weekend. Plus I got a order from the marketing specialist for Farm Credit of Virginias, they needed some candy on Tuesday the 10th, a luncheon for 25 congressmen? I guess they are the sub-committee in charge of their federal monies for loans?
Mark 220 Maple
1100 taps on low vaccum, 900 on gravity.
900 plus taps leased and on high vacuum
35 cfm Indiana Liquid Ring Vacuum Pump
80% Sugar, 20% Red MAPLES
http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/g...Maple%20Syrup/
Happy National Donut Day to all!
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
Have actually been pretty busy around here. Signing the lease this morning on a new bush just down the road. Was 1200 taps at one time but I think that could grow to 1500 fairly easily. Lots of one tap trees that have never been tapped.
Second half of the new Sugarhouse floor is prepped and waiting on concrete. A perfect example of doing something right the first time saves a lot of issues in the end. IMG_20140607_160703349.jpgIMG_20140607_160703349.jpg
Well I'm spending June dealing with April's procrastination. April got real busy for me so I didn't finish my sweet to syrup, and hence didn't bottle. Figured I had more time in the summer. Ha Ha on me. Now with baseball and softball with the kids, work, family vacations, and extended family camping outings (yes I volunteered to bring the syrup). I thought it would be a good time to finish my syrup. Had 15 gallons of sweet in the freezer that needed to get down to about 10 to 12 finished. I guess you may know where I'm at with the process. Mr. All Thumbs dropped the only hydrometer...I think I'll order 3.
SDdave
It's not the size of the tree...it's what inside that counts!
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