SUGARING AT JUSTAMERE TREE FARM
Yesterday, March 5th, was our first boil of the 2008 season.
The sap ran into the night on Tuesday and it ran all day Wednesday as it rained. We still have close to 3 feet of snow in the woods. It makes checking the lines for leaks very challenging. We made Light Amber Syrup yesterday which will be great to make into maple cream and maple candies. We will boil more today, as the sap keeps running with freezing nights and above freezing daytime temperatures.
Enjoy the picture of the sugarhouse with steam flowing from the evaporator into the wind. Also, here I am putting wood in the evaporator. It is important to keep the sap at a rapid boil to eliminate water and make the best syrup available to our customers.
Wow, I can still smell the sweet steam as if it were yesterday, but it's been a while. Sounds like you have plenty of snow to keep that sap on the move. One of these days we'll get up there and we'll bring our girls over to see your farm. Best wishes.
Michael
Posted by: Michael Kline | March 06, 2008 at 10:08 AM
Marian and JP-
Thanks for the maple syrup and pancake mix. It was very good. I like your website. Its really neat. I like the blogs too. The recipes look good and i'll have to try them sometime. Thanks again,
Your niece Katie
Posted by: Katie Osborne | March 20, 2008 at 08:45 PM