Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Maple Syrup


we went for  a tour at the Hoover place


had pancakes and maple syrup saw a very well made video


walked to the bush


Maple syrup gets into high gear at 5C, it was running


talked about different trees these Ash and Beech were among the maples
and many other varieties


most trees can be tapped every year
40 liters gets you 1 liter syrup


lots of lines crisscrossing 


there is quite a bit of walking involved finding leaks
road trees have a much higher sugar content (4x as much)
more leaves exposed to the sun makes sweeter sap


some leaks are made by squirrels, a small woodpecker, 
young deer chewing or turkeys
some of the damage they know who did it because of wildlife cameras


inside the sap was boiling


lots of wood is used a cord every 1 1/2 hour


and all this hard work gets you Maple Syrup

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