the sweet stuff of 2009 . . . sugaring again

Some photos from our sugaring so far . . .

arch & boiling pan


Ryan welding
making some last-minute improvements

still cold sap with maple reflection


Freddie helps us measure how many inches of sap we have in the boiling pan

Ryan measuring the sap



sample jars


Old Dingman Reserve . . .
the only batch of syrup made from the trees at my folk's place


samples from every batch we have made
(almost . . . we're missing one)


boiling syrup


syrup about ready to pour off


pouring off the syrup


syrup & steam


first filtering


back at the homestead
we finish off the syrup on the stove to can it


final filtering & preparing a sample jar