One Month To Go

[dockmurgw]

It's been cold and the trees are aching to bust open when the freeze thaw cycle starts...should be a good year.

 

[quikdraw67]

I love maple syrup. Nothing better on pancakes.

 

[StrawHat]

They will be hanging buckets and prepping the piping around here real soon!

Every spring we also get "…building on fire…address…", only to find out it is a new resident seeing a sugar house for the first time!


Kevin

 

[jeffrefrig]

We had a camp up in Crawford County, PA when I was growing up. An older German man had about 200 acres of woods across the dirt road from us and he made his own taps and cooked down the sap to syrup. He also used the 55 gallon barrel to smoke a ham in, using corn cobs for the fire. He was an interesting guy from Erie and always had some cool stories for Dad & I. Dad always brought up his interest in buying some of his land but he didn't want to split it up. We always got a jar of maple syrple from him. I never realized how good we had it up there!

 

[Rudi]

I love it, only use it now.

 

[quikdraw67]

They will be hanging buckets and prepping the piping around here real soon!

Every spring we also get "…building on fire…address…", only to find out it is a new resident seeing a sugar house for the first time!


Kevin

LOL. Haven't got that one...yet.

 

[Golddollar]

They will be hanging buckets and prepping the piping around here real soon!


Kevin

This brings back memories of the Maple Festival in Chardon.

 

[StrawHat]

This brings back memories of the Maple Festival in Chardon.

They still have it, every spring. Come on back and enjoy it!

Kevin

 

[oldbrownhat]

It's been cold and the trees are aching to bust open when the freeze thaw cycle starts...should be a good year.

Love the image. And despite the Canadian flag on it, we're not going to come and steal any of yours

 

[Walkin Horse]

I went up to Highland county last year with the intention of buying some syrup. The price on it I thought was ridiculous. Priced like it had uranium and cocaine in it. So I've been buying it at Costco in a big jug. Is there really much difference in the expensive stuff and the Jugasyrup?

 

[soFlaNative]

Is there really much difference in the expensive stuff and the Jugasyrup?

Probably similar to beer, more or less the same stuff except for the elitists.

 

[glowe]

Absolutely Not! Thickened sugar water and artificial maple flavor is in no way similar. Now there seems to be a lot of differences with the real maple syrup prices in the stores, but that is more a matter of which bottle or label you like the best.

 

[StrawHat]

Maple syrup, the stuff from the trees, is available in a variety of grades. They range from nearly colorless to a rich dark brown. (I favor the darker ones.) The higher the grade, the more expensive.

And sugaring is still a very labor intensive activity. Folks like to be paid for their labor.

Kevin