Another busy day. Jenny, Kevin, Nathan, Gary, Susan, Bob & Jack gathered 290. 12 gallons was donated from the Sandhill Rd. forest (that crew considering tapping more trees-they are energetic). Sleeting when we finished. Jack boiled in the morning what we were too sleepy to finish Wed. eve. He ran out of wood so Ed helped him replenish the supply in the camp. Jenny is on the good list for bringing sloppy joes to the woods for supper!! Unusual thing is syrup looks just as light as the day we started, (typically darkens as you go!) We particularly like the darker stuff so we have delayed canning off for our family & crew until we can "mix" a little. Jack took off about 3 gallons during the day and 8 more in the evening while Chuck fired the evap. Sue supervised Chuck's fire making skills.Walked out of the camp for the night around 1030pm to find the world white with snow-again! Glad to sleep in with school delay today!! Total sap: 4,229 Total syrup: 85 gallons.
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| Good thing those are new boots. |
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| Plenty of water on Saturday. |
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| This is the fog coming in from the North before it rained again changing to snow. |
How much does syrup cost?
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