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General Activities => Fire Away => Topic started by: walkabout on February 21, 2023, 09:36:13 AM

Title: maple syrup
Post by: walkabout on February 21, 2023, 09:36:13 AM: noticing people are tapping trees already is it early or is this normal.
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: DXT on February 21, 2023, 02:37:50 PM: It’s about the right time, only the weather hasn’t been very good, it’s best when it goes below freezing at night and warm sunny days….we have had the daytime weather, but it would be better if it went in to the mid to high 20s at night….we shall see 🤷‍♂️
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: walkabout on February 21, 2023, 07:21:24 PM: Hope you bring me another bottle this year your syrup was awesome.
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: DXT on February 21, 2023, 07:41:25 PM: Quote from: walkabout on February 21, 2023, 07:21:24 PM
Hope you bring me another bottle this year your syrup was awesome.
I will if I do syrup, I might not do it this year 🤷‍♂️
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: WEM144 on February 22, 2023, 04:16:35 PM: I know a few people are saying they're not doing it because the temps aren't right.
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: MUSKRAT on February 22, 2023, 04:23:28 PM: My friends tapped my maples this year again ..
They have collected over 250 gallons so far ..
I have some syrup, and its very nice this year ..
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: Appleman on March 25, 2023, 06:09:55 AM: Thinking about this makes me in the mood for some flapjacks with apple chunks and of course some hot maple syrup and butter (I always heat it first with a good heaping blob of butter) Getting the cast iron out and hot now :D
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: Appleman on March 25, 2023, 09:30:31 AM: oh yah
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Post by: Appleman on March 25, 2023, 09:32:36 AM: 2 things that i never kid about ---- Apples and flapjacks!
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: MUSKRAT on March 25, 2023, 09:39:41 AM: Man , that looks good ,
I never thought about apple chunks in my flap jacks
I'll have to try that ..
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: walkabout on March 26, 2023, 05:40:49 AM: sure does look good
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: DXT on March 28, 2023, 10:51:18 AM: As it turns out, we did have a really nice stretch of weather that would have been great for sap, but I didnt do any this year, maybe next year 🤷‍♂️
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: Appleman on March 29, 2023, 04:30:26 AM: My son's in-laws have a maple farm 1/2 hr outside of Syracuse, NY. They have been having a good year with the warm days and cold Spring nights below 32'. Nice set up with the sugar bush on a good sized hill up above the sap house making the pipe line work the sap without having to empty buckets. Still like all farming--lots of WORK! You need a Dr once in a while, same with a lawyer, dentist and priest--don't curse too much at farmers, because most people need them 3 times a day. Food and cotton don't fall out of the sky or just show up at Walmart--someone grows it. 8)
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: walkabout on March 29, 2023, 05:50:23 AM: god bless the farmers
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: Appleman on April 08, 2023, 09:26:53 PM: Zach's in-laws pulled the taps today. Very good year 2023.
Title: Re: maple syrup
Post by: DXT on April 12, 2023, 11:31:02 AM: Quote from: Appleman on April 08, 2023, 09:26:53 PM
Zach's in-laws pulled the taps today. Very good year 2023.
Yeah it really did turn out to be perfect weather for long lasting sap runs?.20s at night and 40s during the day?.oh well maybe next year I will tap again.