We sugared off last weekend, another bona fide impending sign of spring. The Loo had a cold which meant most of the outside work was done by Papaloo, alone, while we girls snuggled up in a nest of blankets and tissues in front of the TV.
We did manage to bring him lunch and also give the little one a bit of clean, fresh air. It was a bright sunny day, though still quite cold and unluckily for us, the brix (sugar content) was watered down, no doubt due to the extreme snow amounts this year. That means poor Papaloo spent longer hours than usual out there for less syrup.
The good news is that this year's harvest tastes better! A combination of a new pan and a better smokeless firebox construction.
We're not giving the pros any competition, but it's good harmless fun.
March Macros: I've got the macro lens on this month, capturing moments in our daily life.
3 comments:
I had to laugh about an article I saw online yesterday, something like, if you have a few maple trees in your yard you can produce enough syrup for yourself and for all your friends and family. We tapped a few trees and ended up with probably a cup of syrup. It was good though!
love the photos! --L
Oh how I want to tap some maples! We do have 1 maple on the boulevard which Seth has been asking to tap. I don't think it's a sugar maple though. Maybe a black.
Anna, you can even tap box elders, although the quality of the syrup is best from a sugar maple. L
Post a Comment