Tapping this weekend in Cheshire!

[Pauly V]

you have some healthy trees there my friend!

indeed. a new property down the hill from me. I popped in one day a few weeks back and asked if I could tap. For a quart of gold they said have at it. They are old trees 80- 100 years old.

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[Pauly V]

collected 30 gallons today and I'm only half tapped...tomorrow I get the pan clean and work on the sugar shack. if it runs tomorrow like it did today, i could be sweetening the pan sooner than I thought! How many of us are "almost" prepared in January and find themselves scrambling for the smallest but important items to get running??

agreed. picked up some new trees and I'm scrambling for buckets and hose.
I did find some 5 gallon pails 1 time use food grade with gamma lids . 50 pails and lids ..50 bux! on C list.

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[scottdevine]

went from 20 degrees to 39 degrees in the last 3 hours...looks like I'm sweetening the pans today!

yea, i thought the same thing...trees gave some, but i didn't collect...perhaps i will go out in the morning, and empty, in preparation of anything tomorrow? IDK, i thought it was going to be a good day today...can't predict these things, stock market is "easier"!

[BSD]

agreed. picked up some new trees and I'm scrambling for buckets and hose.
I did find some 5 gallon pails 1 time use food grade with gamma lids . 50 pails and lids ..50 bux! on C list.

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there is a guy in manchester/vernon that sells food grade containers of every size and shape. he's on craigslist. i bought a IBC tote from him a few weeks ago, i need to go grab another one. he had 5G buckets last time too. i think they were $1 ea?

[lafite]

my lines are pouring now...37 degrees at 9:30pm and I just collected 25 gallons.

[lafite]

first boil today..100 gallons down to concentrate. If I had more sap, I was drawing syrup on the next fire! the pan is officially sweetened! I always forget how long the first boil is...

[tanta]

I'm going to tap my red maples this weekend and maybe some sugars at my daughter's...volunteering at the park...miss sugaring there though. Will have to stop by and visit you and the kids.

[lafite]

Let's hope the season is long and bountiful! We would love to have you come visit (help..lol).

[tanta]

3 quarts made. Inside! Sweet! But messy in the house. I need to get a burner and pan for myself. 10 taps in between here and my daughters. Pulled my hamstring today. email me...kirstenwalker60@gmail.com when you're boiling and I'll come "help".

[lafite]

boiled today for 4.5 hours and sweetened the pans. tapping another 20 tomorrow to get me to 85 taps. 75 gallons in the barrels to process tomorrow morning. Time to play catch up and bring up my totals. I was away all weekend and thank goodness for friends who collected for me! It's supposed to get down to 20 tonight so tomorrow will be another great day!

Good luck to all!