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How did you make it? Photos are required.

The first sap or sap after a few days hard freeze from box elder is better than any other maple syrup. That Carmel taste is unbelievable. When I tell people I keep my maple syrup and box elder syrup separate for the first week or so they assume it’s because the maple sap makes better syrup...

A good week ahead for sap collecting. And I have to sit it out. The woods is snow free it is a perfect season. I want to be collecting now. Sigh

I don’t think a tree can be to old, unless it’s dead.

Interesting, we have a mixed bag in the forests and in the yards. Silver maple are also the majority tree in the lowland areas.

I have had people say the level of the water table does too. I have not noticed that though. I have not seen an appreciable difference from the top of the hill to the swamp edge.

I disagree, but not with the sugar amounts that is about right. I find my Manitoba maples give almost twice as much sap as my hard maples (red). Which means you get as much syrup as from the red maples. Hard maples are called red maples around here. With the use of reverse osmosis it makes...

Good luck. Take lots of photos to share.. I want to be tapping.

I think there would have been a good run today here. Hit 40 coming of 2 below last night

Oh, no, I am not sick. I am just lacking the endurance I need because of Covid. Also I was going to build a new arch, but Covid kept me from welding. In addition, I had taken my RO system apart to build a new one, when Covid hit. In addition, I just feel lazy and tired.

It so feels like the time of year to be tapping and running lines. But the weather and my health are putting a stop to it. I hope to be back at it next year.

I’m shocked!! listen to her?

Oh no! I am afraid I will not be making syrup this year. My lungs have not recovered enough from Covid. In the opinion of the WW. She is being quite unreasonable. Which varies not one iota from her norm.

Not for at least a month here.

I need to weld a new I had a fairly severe case of Covid, so it will be months before I recover. I need to weld a new arch to go under those pans. I know I won’t be getting that done this fall/winter. I can finally go out to my shop for about an hour a day. But once I get there I mainly...

Somewhat, but still pretty useless.

It may be the old system. A nasty case of Covid has slowed progress on everything here down…. Well actually, it’s at a standstill.

Sure, you think that…

I evaporate over a dux feathered fire…

I have about 12 gallons for sale if anyone needs some.