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The taps are in, sap is flowing, spring is near!
- Thread starter Oldguy
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GeorgeinSC
Well-known member
Making maple sugar or syrup is a lot of work. Takes a tremendous amount of sap to make. Did that a couple of times when I was growing up in Wv. Mighty fine eating when you get it made.
I've been making maple syrup for 17 years, started as a school project when my youngest daughter was in 6th grade. I get about a gallon of syrup each year from 45-50 gallons of sap. Use most of it myself, but I do give a couple jars of syrup to my neighbor in early spring, he returns the jars, filled with his homemade plumb jelly in the summer. I boil it down outside in a boiling water canner on a turkey frier burner.
Awesome! A few years back my daughter wanted to run sap...so I made a bunch of taps out of sassafras, got a bunch of jugs, grabbed the cordless Dewalt, and Bing Bam Boom, we were in the Syrup business!
However, those dang trees got to flowing, and I was running around all day collecting sap from only about a dozen trees...and keeping that stuff boiling! For a week straight!
One thing I did on one batch, was put a sassafras root in the mix on the final boildown...it gave a REALLY nice subtle rootbeer flavor...
However, those dang trees got to flowing, and I was running around all day collecting sap from only about a dozen trees...and keeping that stuff boiling! For a week straight!
One thing I did on one batch, was put a sassafras root in the mix on the final boildown...it gave a REALLY nice subtle rootbeer flavor...
GateKeeper
Well-known member
After seeing this post, I watched some videos on youtube. Then went and got some taps, trudged thru the snow, and in a few hours, I am going to see how much sap I have. This is the first time making maple syrup. Look forward to having some home made nectar of the gods.
flinthunter
Well-known member
If you think homemade maple syrup is good, just try boiling it down a little further to make maple sugar. Melt in your mouth heaven.