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03-29-2008 02:38 PM #1
Tom---Way back when I was a kid---about 1956 or so, my dad had 50 acres of land where the "homestead" was, but it was all white pine and scrub---no good hardwood. And if ya heat with wood, ya need good maple and oak. My uncle Jack Anderson had a beautifull maple woodlot, about 5 acres, just down the road from us. Every spring, dad would tap that woodlot, and half the maple syrup went to uncle Jack, and every fall dad would cut enough hardwood to heat our house and uncle Jacks house for the winter. Talk about the barter system----anyways, I can remember every spring, wading snow up to my short little ass, after school and on the weekends, emptying sap buckets into a 45 gallon drum on a stoneboat, pulled behind one of my uncles horses.---Nice memories, but if I had to wade thru snow like that now, they'd be calling in the air ambulance to rescue an old fat man with a heart attack!!!Old guy hot rodder
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03-29-2008 06:30 PM #2
Brian, I grew up in the woods, but never tap for sap, done everything else in the woods, but not that. Have you seen how they do it how days, they run a tube to each tree to a building.sure takes away from memories like the ones your dad you made.
But thats the way to make money I guess.
PatHemiTCoupe
Anyone can cut one up, but! only some can put it back together looking cool!
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03-29-2008 11:33 PM #3
Just got home a half hour ago after a long day of cooking. Brought home a little over a gallon that's all done, haven't tasted it yet though.
Sap from maple trees is just like water, not sticky until boiled down into syrup.
I have a quart of my Blue Ribbon Maple Syrup (I got a blue ribbon at our county fair for my syrup) reserved for both Pat & Dave. These two guys have REALLY befriended me. But what's all this talk about poka dots, chopped, upside down, sun roof, welded on rear fenders?
Took my camera out to take more pictures and the batteries were dead, I'll try tomorrow.
I forgot to add cutting down trees, splitting and stacking it up in my cost of making the syrup, sooooooooooo it might just cost more to produce than what's it worth.
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03-30-2008 12:27 AM #4
"Hey Tom, How do you get that sap off your hands? seems like every time I get it on me, It has to almost has to wear off."
HUH? You don't have a dog?PLANET EARTH, INSANE ASYLUM FOR THE UNIVERSE.
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03-30-2008 11:37 PM #5
Originally Posted by HemiTCoupe
Anyway just got back home this morning at 1:00 am, got 10 gallons made and bottled. Another guy - Paul- showed up and started helping us Sunday afternoon about 2:00 pm and is still there, we each are putting in 12 hour days.
Pictures show me skimming the cooked sap, Paul feeding the fire, Mark driving the tractor with Paul on the back holding a barrel of sap, Mark and Diana bottling and then the finished product.
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03-31-2008 10:54 PM #6
Cooked down and bottled another 6 gallons so now we have 16 gallons of Maple Syrup. We have enough sap for 4 more gallons before we have to go out and collect more. Some more pictures, our Sugar Bush (maple trees) and the Sugar Shack (grain bin).
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04-01-2008 04:43 AM #7
Tom,
About how much do you get from 1 tree each day, per bucket?
Are you up to your eye balls in snow today? sunday we had no snow on the ground & 52 degs out, monday it snowed all day & night, BIG snow flakes, & 32 degs, we must have 8-10" again.Who it heck ordered this crap!
I hope I can get out to go to work, our last 2 snows, I could'nt get up the street, and missed work
, and others on the block. I had it with the worthless guy that in charge of the streets here, after I called him to ask if he could plow our street, so we can get up the hill, he told me were his brain was(up his A##), He told me to get someone on the block to plow it!
Then we called the mayor at home 7:30 am (She was actually glade we called). gee, it was plowed and sanded. My mail was stopped once till I removed the snow from in front of the mail box. I called the city and told them they had to get the snow plowed closer than 3-4 feet from the curb, I don't do streets. (since getting rid of the Bobcat) Jerks!
PatHemiTCoupe
Anyone can cut one up, but! only some can put it back together looking cool!
Steel is real, anyone can get a glass one.
Pro Street Full Fendered '27 Ford T Coupe -392 Hemi with Electornic Hilborn injection
1927 Ford T Tudor Sedan -CPI Vortec 4.3
'90 S-15 GMC pick up
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04-01-2008 08:58 AM #8
Originally Posted by HemiTCoupe
We have about an inch of snow which came last night. I would rather have snow than rain because snow won't go in the buckets.
I'm coming up your way tomorrow to visit my son and eat supper with them. I'd like to bring a bottle of Maple Syrup along for you, will you be home some time in the early afternoon?
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04-01-2008 03:41 PM #9
You bet! I have that dip stick, pullies, and a fan for a V6. I'll get home around 3:00, is that ok?
Guess what Tom!
We got an offer on our house todayWe just countered back, we'll find out tomorrow, if they accept it or not!!!
Yaaa Hoooo!!!!!.....Maybe.
We got 10" of snow yesterday, and it's melting fast!
PatHemiTCoupe
Anyone can cut one up, but! only some can put it back together looking cool!
Steel is real, anyone can get a glass one.
Pro Street Full Fendered '27 Ford T Coupe -392 Hemi with Electornic Hilborn injection
1927 Ford T Tudor Sedan -CPI Vortec 4.3
'90 S-15 GMC pick up
I saw last night on fb about John. The world sure lost a great one. I'm going to miss his humor, advice, and perspective from another portion of the world. Rest in Peace Johnboy.
John Norton aka johnboy