So the blogger is tired, busy and behind. The top picture above is the sap wagon in the barn to keep it a little bit warmer until we can empty it. Saturday was a big day. Marc and Trevor spent most of the day moving #1 and #2 stone into some of the bottomless pits along the paths in the woods. This was a slow and tedious process. The hitch broke on the H so a good bit of the day was spent welding that back together. There was pretty almost white out like snow at times. We did not gather today as it was so cold and not much in buckets. Bob and Chuck started a fire mid afternoon and burned until around 9 pm. The sap seemed to move through the evaporator rather quickly. Cody discovered how to cook ribs in the coals and brad and kelsey made cornbread with the campfire irons that we covered with syrup (that was a big hit). Kelsey made a run to the house for more buckets for syrup! The fire felt exceptionally good at the end of this cold week. Bob was glad to see the tanks finally empty as the next cold snap is coming.
Total Sap: 1435 gallons
Total Syrup: 30 gallons
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