Yesterday (Sunday), I boiled off the last of the sap and made 3 quarts of syrup. I think the sugar content was down in the sap, but that's not a big deal. In the end, it was the darkest syrup I have ever made. It tastes different than the lighter syrup, but equally as good (in my opinion).
All in all, we made just shy of 2 gallons this year. That's less than half of last year, which was a very good year. An article in the paper (link to article) sums up the season around here - mild winter, very warm February and March. This is Maple Weekend in New Hampshire, but I think most places are already done boiling. Better luck next year!
Thanks for reading.
Mar 19, 2012
Mar 4, 2012
Not a lot of sap...but another quart of syrup
They weather has been tough. The temperature has been almost high enough to really let the sap run, but unfortunately it never got there. Mid-upper thirties with some sun. After collecting the buckets this morning and boiling, another quart of syrup is complete. Some of the sap was starting to taste buddy. One tree was really bad, so I dumped that one. Early signs of the end, I think. A couple decent days are coming up, but the forecast for Wednesday is 61 degrees ?!
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