November Journal

[802maple]

I thought you got back into fishing and got lost at sea or something along those lines. Your new sap hauler should be ready for the season then.

[KenWP]

802 has been missing somewhat also. I notice that a few people must have actual lives as they only show up in the winter on here. Hmmmmmmm wonder if that is normal.
Weather is getting down to look like spring sugar weather now. Just have to wait for a few months for real spring. Around here wood cutting and sugar seem to be the only real pastimes for me.
Made sugar pies for my whole class for our split up dinner on Wen. They all come from some other country and do not really realize what maple really is. One fellow had this bottle of Aunt Jemima stuff and I told him I could find something better. Gave him a little bottle of syrup and he gave the other stuff away and then ordered a whole guart as he found maple tasted better and didn't seem to be as sugarary. One customer at a time it seems. Just have to get it in their mouths.

[jrthe3]

matt don't feel bad it looks to me that alot of trades inculding my self were m i a this sumer

[3% Solution]

Matt,
Welcome back, that new sap hauler will be the best addition you and the wife could ask for (even an evaporator won't come close). Do you guys know what model it will be? I guess that doesn't matter as long as it's healthy!!!

Chris,
There are few things in the body that we need and the gall bladder isn't one of them. Keep waiting on her, she'll be fine and love it.
I burn whatever I can too, but like those bundles of slabs, they cut and stack easy.
Grandson is doing fine, his first term paper was on, you guessed it, maple sugaring!!!
What a guy!!!!!!!
I've just got to keep him away from the Belchertown area, there are some scary folks in sugarhouses in that area.

KenWP,
There you go, get a little bit bigger unit and start selling some to help your addiction.
Yeah that 1.7% sap will take alot of wood to make syrup.
If ours was that, we would also use more wood than we do.

Dave

[Maplewalnut]

Matt-

congrats on the sap hauler. If you don't stop hanging out with
Theron you'll be adding auxillary bushes in a few years for the kid(s) to practice on.

Mike

[Russell Lampron]

Welcome back Matt, I hope that you can stick around for a while. I took some time off this summer too. Too busy with other things to spend much time here. You know the date that I hope the sap hauler arrives on. It will still be a very special day even if it arrives on a different date.

[Dave Y]

Today was a big day today at Yeany's Maple. The new Force 5 arrived today.
The day couldn't have been better. To top it off I sold a qt of syrup to another members brother just after we unloaded the new rig. Somebody isn't making enough syrup for their family.

[Sugarmaker]

Dave 3%,
Sounds like you raised him up right !
Yea I have heard stories about Belchertown too
Sketching a Advanced Steam Removal System (ASRS) using the google sketch up system, Slow but learning.
Busy working the day job and catching up on the sleep. Not much maple happening right now.

Dave Y,
Congrats. Big day! Shinny stainless! You probably wont sleep much tonight!

Saw a nice 8 point on the way home, near the house, perfect rack probably 16 inch spread.

Regards,
Chris

[Revi]

We added another 12 taps today. It was all from ingrowth, because there weren't any big enough to tap we didn't get the first time around.

We are up to 295 now, so I think we'll easily get to 300 taps by the time tapping starts.

We even added a couple of taps to big trees so we have three 3 tappers now. We only do three taps at 18 inches in diameter or bigger.

The cut we did really opened the crowns up and they seem to be growing in to the space nicely.

I also noticed that the deer have been benefitting from the trails I make for them when I go hunting. The must have followed me around yesterday, because their tracks were right over mine in the snow.

[Gary R]

Dave Y, congrats on getting the force 5 in. I have a family christmas party the day your proposing to show and tell. I'm going to try fit it in. Would be great to see others again.

Just checked; I have 2 1/2 gal. left in the freezer! I'm going to have to step up the eating, only 3 months till I'm boiling again I have tentatively scheduled my own show and tell. I contacted the woodland owners group I belong too. I told them I'd be willing to host a program to show people how to make syrup in the backyard. I think there's many people who would like to try it but just need a little guidance.

I have bow hunted every day you can but one since Oct. 3 (can't hunt Sundays) I have not seen a legal buck until today. I saw 2 of them. I have all of next week off. I hope I can break this curse.