On Saturday we helped tap 42 trees and hang buckets for sap collecting. The day was perfect and beautiful as we tromped through snow under a brilliant blue sky and had our choice of a ride back with the ox team or take the horse drawn sleigh. WE were tired hungry and full of mud by the time we were done but that didn't keep it from being a great day!And the sap was flowing freely! Any one else out there getting their sugar house ready?
Wish we had sugar maples here. I have lots of other maples. Have wondered if they would grow well here and produce this wonderful syrup. I don't think it gets cold enough here though. Lucky lucky you! Eileen
Yes!! my husband and I have been talking about tapping our sugar maples for the last five years that we have lived on our property. This year is the year. we have some spicketts and buckets that my grandparents used to tap thier trees. it will be really low scale as we don't have an evaporating pan, but we will make do. My husband is thinking he will weld something up for us. I have such found memories realted to tapping trees and boiling sap. My grandparents and then my father tapped trees and then sold the syrup. It was a pretty big opeation that they had whicih nicley supplemented thier farm income. As kids we would help and then be sure to get fresh syrup poured over our freshly gathered snow (homemade snow cones). There are few things that comapre to the smell and feeling of being in a sap house, in my mind. Enough daydreaming...I am so excited to carry on a bit of my family tradtions!!! I will left everyoone know how it goes..keep your fingers crossed for me!!
Stacy
Aim above morality. Be not simply good, be good for something Henry David Thoreau
Tree tapping and maple syruping
Posted - Feb 07 2005 : 09:58:14 AM
