Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Easter Sunday, April 20, 2014
Harvey started boiling at 2:00 p.m. yesterday and ended at 7:00 p.m.
73 gallons of A-Dark, but the taste was B.
25 degrees this morning, warming to the 60's today.
Harvey has a full tank of sap this morning.
73 gallons of A-Dark, but the taste was B.
25 degrees this morning, warming to the 60's today.
Harvey has a full tank of sap this morning.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
Sap Ran All Night
Harvey has 2 full tanks this morning and will boil today.
We thought we were going to get a freeze last night, but the lowest it got was around 36 degrees.
Raining here this morning.
He made 60 gallons yesterday.
We thought we were going to get a freeze last night, but the lowest it got was around 36 degrees.
Raining here this morning.
He made 60 gallons yesterday.
Friday, April 18, 2014
Boiling Today
After 2 nights of freezing temperatures, it warmed up enough today for the sap to flow.
Harvey started boiling at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon.
Started out Grade B then changed to A-Dark.
The sugar house is filling up with barrels of syrup.
Harvey started boiling at 2:00 p.m. this afternoon.
Started out Grade B then changed to A-Dark.
The sugar house is filling up with barrels of syrup.
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
17 Degrees, 6" New Snow
What a change from Monday with a high of 80 degrees.
Pouring rain all day yesterday, flooding every where.
Harvey made 52 gallons of Grade B yesterday. We have 22 barrels now.
Too cold to run today.
Pouring rain all day yesterday, flooding every where.
Harvey made 52 gallons of Grade B yesterday. We have 22 barrels now.
Too cold to run today.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Horrible Weather
80 degrees yesterday, today 40 degrees and pouring rain with county wide flooding.
Tonight 30 degrees and has turned to snow, 3-6" predicted this evening for the mountain areas...that is us.
Harvey boiled again today. Making Grade B.
I heard today that some Enosburg sugarmakers have 0 percent sugar content in the sap or have very slimy sap and are dumping their sap on the ground.
Suppose to be 22 degrees tonight, we haven't had a freeze in quite a few days, this could create another boiling day.
Tonight 30 degrees and has turned to snow, 3-6" predicted this evening for the mountain areas...that is us.
Harvey boiled again today. Making Grade B.
I heard today that some Enosburg sugarmakers have 0 percent sugar content in the sap or have very slimy sap and are dumping their sap on the ground.
Suppose to be 22 degrees tonight, we haven't had a freeze in quite a few days, this could create another boiling day.
Monday, April 14, 2014
21Barrels
It has been kind of busy around here. The sap has been running almost non stop. Harvey is on barrel number 21.
I made maple cream yesterday for the first time. Very tricky, but I did it and it is yummy.
The temperature today was in the 80's. Suppose to rain tonight.
Symon has become our official taste tester this maple season.
And I took a moment to sit on the bank of the pond.
I made maple cream yesterday for the first time. Very tricky, but I did it and it is yummy.
The temperature today was in the 80's. Suppose to rain tonight.
Symon has become our official taste tester this maple season.
And I took a moment to sit on the bank of the pond.
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