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Chooglin

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Anyone else out there that makes their own maple syrup ?

I hung 14 buckets yesterday and woke up to most of them at 3/4 full. I am only looking to get 3 gallons this year.

We will be boiling all weekend starting today !

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My best friend has 80,000 trees tapped and should make 30,000 gallons.

Vermont is maple syrup country!!!!
 
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My best friend has 80,000 trees tapped and should make 30,000 gallons.

Vermont is maple syrup country!!!!
Wow , that's a butt load of taps!

We make just enough for the family , it's the enjoyment that we get out of it that makes us do it !
 
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Anyone else out there that makes their own maple syrup ?

I hung 14 buckets yesterday and woke up to most of them at 3/4 full. I am only looking to get 3 gallons this year.

We will be boiling all weekend starting today !

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I helped a buddy make it in Wisconsin. I had a handful of good trees on my place. It was a good time for sure.

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We don't have any good maple trees here, we used to where I grew up. I don't think pine sap would taste all that great.

Best baked potato I even had was cooked in Pine rosin. I believe it was "The worlds Greatest Baked Potato" - the food truck even had a sign "Home of the worlds Greatest Backed Potato" ... the had the "Worlds Greatest Corn on the cob" as well but we were pretty sure that was not true because you cant have two of the "Worlds Greatest" at the same stand.

But that baked potato was awesome - we went every year to the Hillsville, VA flea market and gun show on labor day weekend... then one year they just stopped showing up and their was no reason to go to the flea market anymore.

Rosin Baked Potato's for those that never heard of them
 
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We had a really good time yesterday. We only ended up with 1/2 gallon of syrup because the trees stopped flowing ( got to cold )

Next week should be good for sap flow , so we will be back at it during the week !

 
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It’s about a month to early here in northern MN. But yes I enjoy making it. Make Just enough for us and family members


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