Maple Month
Mar. 31st, 2019 11:30 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mafiefMarch is maple month where I live. The maple sugar shacks open their doors and we can see how maple syrup is made. We’ve taken the kids for the past few years and managed to go to the tail end of this year. This year the kids watched a Curious George episode and were very excited to see a sugar shack, so that worked out well.
Tapped maple tree. They are using hoses instead of aluminum pails and collect the sap in large bins.
Raw sugar maple sap. When you see a small amount of it, it looks clear. However, when you are storing 1500 gallons like you see here, it's apparent that the sap is not clear.
Evaporator in use. The sap contains a very small percentage of sugar. The water is removed by boiling which produces a lot of steam. They will boil to certain concentration of sugar and then pull it off.
Finished product. The different colors correspond to different grades. Some grades are produced towards the end of the season and have a very strong flavor.
Tapped maple tree. They are using hoses instead of aluminum pails and collect the sap in large bins.
Raw sugar maple sap. When you see a small amount of it, it looks clear. However, when you are storing 1500 gallons like you see here, it's apparent that the sap is not clear.
Evaporator in use. The sap contains a very small percentage of sugar. The water is removed by boiling which produces a lot of steam. They will boil to certain concentration of sugar and then pull it off.
Finished product. The different colors correspond to different grades. Some grades are produced towards the end of the season and have a very strong flavor.
