Spring! Rather cloudy afternoon but thankful the drizzle did not settle in until we were almost done gathering sap tonight. When the weather changes.... it changes fast. Kelsey commented how soupy the north lane was tonight. We spied a few ants. The sap was nice, but perhaps not as pristine as a few days ago.
Kelsey said that everyone literally showed up to gather tonight one by one. She and Melissa got off to a start by themselves and eventually, and in no specific order, Brad, Muff, Gerri, and Adam arrived.We made one big trip around the paths and dumped only once, but almost full with 285 gallons on the tank. Evan arrived in time to help unload.
Bob once again got a fire going as early as he could. The guys unanimously voted to let the fire die out last night with around 200 gallons yet to boil. So the gathering crew had plenty of time to do their thing without worrying about running out of sap in the camp.
Muff and Kelsey assembled dinner of sloppy joes and macaroni salad, veggies and cookies. We laughed that we are going through more drinks with the warmer weather!
Tonight we discussed squirrel damage and why they are attracted to bleach, the raccoon population in the woods and Brad made a list of things the girls could do tomorrow!
Boiling did not go well tonight. It is humid and the wood we had was a little damp. All that was boiled in tonight was the leftover from last night. Frustrated and tired, everybody headed home by 10 pm. And this was an early night.
Quote of the day by Bob: the ever-ready bunny needs a battery recharge.
Total Sap Today: 260 + 25 gallons
Total Sap To Date: 5,115 + 188
Total Syrup Today: 4 gallons
Total Syrup To Date:104.5 gallons
Picture from Monday night: Spirited conversation: thought Cody would enjoy seeing who was in charge, nobody.
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