Western Quebec
Well our season has now come to an end. A long season that started on Feb 14 and ran until April 14. We tapped 45 trees and made 52.5 litres of syrup. A very good year. Syrup this year was darker than most years but has a very nice flavour. No lite syrup this year.
Stephen
Started 1986 12 taps made 3 gallons boiled over open fire in large pot then to 18" x 66" evaporator boiled at 20 gph, 132 taps made 30 gallons. Moved west no maplesbut back now
Now tap 60 trees, using D&G 18X48 wood Evaporator
How have most producers done in your area?
Does your season typicaly go longef than this? Are you in a warm part of qubec?
Salisbury Sugarworks,,Parker Rowe, and friends
Salisbury, N.H.
1988 taps in 09
over 2500 on vac in 2010
no buckets in 2010
2815 taps in 2011
shooting for 3000 in 2012
4000 taps? In 2014
5x16 wood fired "Mighty Marvin"
50 cords in the shed
Old, old R.O.
Charter member Andover/Salisbury Mapleholics
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