Maple Syrup

[Chooglin]

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 !

 

[Admin]

 

[ohanacreek]

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.

 

[Chooglin]

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.

Lol.......ya , I would avoid pine sap !

 

[elkguide]

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

Vermont is maple syrup country!!!!

 

[Chooglin]

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 !

 

[JTW]

I’m tempted to try it.. I keep seeing folks hanging buckets but it’s something I’ve been tried or been around.

 

[JTW]

I did help make sorghum as a kid.

 

[Chooglin]

I did help make sorghum as a kid.

Sorghum ?

 

[ohanacreek]

Sorghum ?

Ill et the first decent link I found explain instead of going into it.

What Is Sorghum? And Why Is The South So Obsessed With It? | HuffPost

 

[Chooglin]

Ill et the first decent link I found explain instead of going into it.

What Is Sorghum? And Why Is The South So Obsessed With It? | HuffPost

That is pretty interesting, it has alot of uses too !

 

[JTW]

Sorghum ?

Old school southern thing

 

[Cuoutdoors]

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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[Ragnar406]

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

 

[sharp]

Old school southern thing

Defenatly a southern thing. I usually added almost as much butter as I did sorghum and slap it up with cheap canned biscuits.

 

[drfubar]

Used to do it when my kids were young so they could be part of the process. LOL, now I just buy it off the internet.

 

[JTW]

Defenatly a southern thing. I usually added almost as much butter as I did sorghum and slap it up with cheap canned biscuits.

Exactly!!! Butter is it’s own food group in our house!

 

[Chooglin]

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 !

 

[Elkhunter]

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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