Good weather coming

Each year, it seems I get a few gallons of sap and then it's cold out for a while. Eager to make syrup, I'll usually boil it down in the kitchen. Last week, that effort amounted to a quarter-pint of light syrup - just enough for a trucker's breakfast at Dysart's.

If you do this inside, I suggest a good externally-vented hood. I actually hang aluminum foil down from the hood, over the pots. It looks strange, but keeps the sticky steam off the cupboards.

Following the miniature sap run, we got snow. About a foot. Then, about 4 inches more. Looks like things will warm up a little this week and some more this weekend. If you're sugaring, good luck.