Grand Peres
1)Maple Syrup
2)Busquick
3)Milk
Dilute 1L of syrup 50/50 with water, put in 6qt saucepan with cover and bring to boil
Mix Bisquick w milk to form thick dumpling dough.
Drop large dollops (at least 2 heaping tablespoons) into boiling syrup. Add dollops until surface is covered. Place cover on pot, turn temp down to low and cook for 20 minutes ( do NOT remove lid during this time).
Check dumplings are cooked through, if necessary cook a little longer.
Spoon dumplings with sauce into bowl and enjoy!
2023 - 130 taps, 90L from 4,000L as of mid March
2021 - 84 taps, 50L from 2100L
2020 - 100 taps on buckets, 21L syrup from 2700L so far (FEB 26-Mar 13) and then the pandemic hit! End of our season!
2019 - 62 taps on buckets, 95L syrop from 3215L sap
2018 - 62 taps, collecting by hand, 90L syrop from 3200L sap
2017 - Lapierre Waterloo Small mini pro with 40 taps
2014 - 2016 40 taps making one or two batches on a 2x6 flat pan over an open arch as it would have been done in 1900