6 Chip Way

[Uncle Tucker]

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I am all set for maple weekend. I have 600 gallons of the ugliest sap you ever saw. Even though my 2x6 has been boiling 40-50 gph, I still will bee boiling late into the night. If any body wants to stop by, I will be boiling all day and night. Good luck to all this weekend.


Rt 127
½ miles north of the school
On the left hand side
1141 Battle st

[3% Solution]

Started the weekend with 146 gallons of cloudy sap.
We boiled 106 gallons and the grandson and I had just about had enough of the 78* heat in the sugarhouse at 4:30 and figured close enough.
Made 2 1/4 gallons of Medium.
Had 11 visitors.
Gathered this morning, picking up 70 gallons of very cloudy sap.
Made 3 gallons of "B".
No visitors today.
So for the two days it came out as 5 1/4 gallons.
Looks like no freeze up until Tuesday night, so maybe a run for Wednesday.
We'll have to see.
keep plugging.

[Russell Lampron]

Dave the Governor stopped by yesterday and said that his taps on vacuum had shut down. Not a good sign. Hope we get the freeze up that we need Tuesday night.

I too had a good weekend. I have been making NH Fancy all season and the customers didn't hesitate to buy it. Saved my Dark Amber and legit B for sale at a later date.

[TapME]

Dave, you must be buried with sap and boiling all the time. lol Hope you have sap to boil. Looking to push 40 gallons this week.

[3% Solution]

TapMe,
Nope not buried in sap.
That's all done!!

Ok, here's what's happening:
Picked up everything yesterday.
Boiled for the last time today.
Made 2 gallons of commercial, which I call "C"
We made 35.5 gallons of syrup, that would be 2 gallons less than last year.
So, all in all not to bad of a year.
Used less than 1.5 cords of wood, so I guess things are as efficient as they are going to be!!
EEU and the pans are sitting with a solution of white vinager and water.
Tomorrow or Sunday will be the day to complete the sugarhouse cleanup.
Then I need to clean bucket and tanks.
Wife couldn't help alot this year because of work and a siatic nerve problem so the neighbor helped us out alot ............... Thank You!!
It's pouring rain here, with thunder and lightning.
So now it's back to tweeking things to make the experience a better one.