The sap runs have slowed way down here lately but I'm still making good Amber syrup. I'm at 161 gallons for the season and hoping to pass last year's 184 gallons. I'd like to make some dark too but it's looking like it isn't going to happen. At 113.5 gallons for the month it's the best March I've had in a few years. I got a memory reminder on Facebook the other day that showed that I had only made 31 gallons going into Maple Weekend three years ago.

It's been another strange season. So far other than Maple Weekend I have only boiled 2 days in a row once. Usually we get a 2 week period where we boil just about every night and that hasn't happened yet. The Forecast looks pretty good for next week but that's only speculation and may or may not happen.

I was playing around with my Hanna syrup grader the other day and found a sample that tested at 75% which is Golden. I thought to myself, should I change the sticker on the drum or leave it at Amber. I then thought what would Bascom's call it if I brought it to them and left it at Amber. It more than likely will darken in storage anyway and will be Amber when I jug it up to put on the shelves. What would you do?