When you're a hobbyist, you save the electric stove for the boiling of sap, and use the hotplate of the woodburning castiron stove for cooking!
When you're a hobbyist, you save the electric stove for the boiling of sap, and use the hotplate of the woodburning castiron stove for cooking!
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup
When. You ponder if it's healthy to have pizza two night in a row Heck yeah
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...when you wonder how pizza would taste with some maple syrup drizzled atop it :-0 With something like meat lovers', probably pretty good!
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup
Believe it or not one of my co-workers did that and said that it was good. I prefer chasing a shot of hot maple syrup with a cold boiling soda.Originally Posted by Galena
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
Syrup the heavy stuff now is good on
Mashed potatoes
Hot dogs
Bacon or course
Ham ,squash.pumkin pie
Fresh bbq venison blackstrap syrup heated and used as dipping sauce
Ice cream
Put 1/3 black coffee 1/3 syrup 1/3 whisky microwave it for 50 seconds mmmmmmm
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You're caught licking a tree and swear its to determine if its weeping sap and needs to be tapped right now, or if its rain or snow melt and should be left a few more days and not because your some maple addict crazy lady
JC
44° 55' 23" N
2x6 smoky lake divided pan custom arch ‘The fire truck’
Your feet stick to the floor in front of the stove...
Gary / Zena Crossroads / 42˚ 00' 24" N / Hobby in Early '70s, Addiction since 2014
175+ taps on 3/16 (60 of which are on two Lunchbox Vac/Releasers)
12x34 timber framed sap house w/attached 10x34 shed roof for storage
2 x 6 Smoky Lake hybrid pan on Corsair arch with AUF/steam hood/preheater/concentric exhaust
7.0 KW Sun Power PV System, Smokey Lake Filter Press/Steam Bottler, Modified NGMP RO - 2 4x40 posts 200 gph
You visit your child's school, spot a big maple and start planning how you will institute a syrup-making unit for her kindergarten class.
2016: 24 taps on 12 fabulous Silver Maples
Buckets from the best Amish Doughnut place in Indiana
Hey Russ, Sorry to go off topic a bit, but I've been meaning to ask for quite a while now...what's "boiling soda"?
boiling soda`s are beers.... i would believe . we call them " cold one`s " down my way
2x6 leader WSE with AUF, hood,preheater
waterguy RO
leader 16 gal custom water jacketed canner
10 in short stack wes fab filter press
540 taps on tubing with vac & always adding
2- benders running 25" hg from GAST vac pumps
few stainless bulk tanks
1978 chevy 1 ton 4x4 dually
IH T340 dozer with 6-way blade
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