Tag Archives: Maple Syrup

Sugaring 2014 – First Taps of the Season

Well we got started on our maple sugaring season yesterday, with 40+ degree weather yesterday, it was time to get the taps in.  Thankfully I had lots of  energetic help.  The boys rounded up the buckets and helped blaze trails through the snowpack! On our way to tap the first tree with the kids, notice […]

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Sugaring 2014 – Our New Filter Press

The couple of warm days here this week have really started to get the family anxious.  With the warmer weather and some of the snow staring to melt, we know it won’t be long before its time to start tapping.  We are entering our third season of sugaring, and are looking to further streamline the […]

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Sugaring 2013 – Finishing Up

Last weekend I finally got around to taking our last batch of maple sap concentrate and reducing it to syrup.  An hour or so of boiling and we were ready to filter. This go around I wanted to use a jelly bag filter that I had read about online and ordered from Amazon.  It was […]

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