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Lesley, so what did the syrup taste like?
It's funny you ask that... Because I was about to write a thread about it.. But then erased it... So the aftertaste is terrible! So gross it's hard to explain... It smells 'earthy'.. Like vegetables cooking at the end. So we tossed it..
But to make matters worse.. I decided to go ahead and boil the syrup from last night.. You know the disaster night, to make candy and this also tasted aweful.. But I had my husband taste it and he says it's fine.. But I think that the one taste of buddy has my taste buds buggered because I put that aside and threw on two more syrup from like two weeks ago and I can still smell that **** buddy scent! I don't know... 6 litres later, I better call it a night lol! All I can say is once you have a taste for buddy, it screws with your mind.., like there is a fine line between really good syrup and really bad.. Sort of like cheese...lol.. Maple candy will have to wait until my poor damaged taste buds recover.. Needless to say our maple season is over and actually I am depressed about it because we really loved it... But 2016 is not that far away
Lesley
Last edited by Lespetras; 04-14-2015 at 11:45 PM.
2 acres of sugar maples. Woodburning arch with small evaporator and propane burners with steamer pans Year 5.
2015 - 35 taps on 30 trees. 1556 L sap and 44L syrup!
2016 - 42 taps on 40 trees. 2274 L sap and 64L syrup!
2017 - 37 taps on 36 trees. 1573 L sap and 47L syrup!
2018 - 33 taps on 32 trees. 2314 L sap and 53L syrup!
2019 - 30 taps on 29 trees. 1640L sap and 51 L syrup!
2020 - 31 taps on 30 trees. 760 L + stopped counting sap and 25 L syrup!
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