Thread: Oh my aching back - must be the buckets of sap

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Hey Tom,,,, when you're done with the syrup, that location would probably work very well for a still, too!!!!! Just look out for them dang revenuers!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Hey Tom,,,, when you're done with the syrup, that location would probably work very well for a still, too!!!!! Just look out for them dang revenuers!!!!!!!

Ya know I've thought about that myself, suchs why use the equipment only one time a year?

When will be a good time for me to bring your bottle of Maple Syrup out to you? I might as well bring my chassis along also.

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 today We 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!

Pat

Originally Posted by Tom F

Ya know I've thought about that myself, suchs why use the equipment only one time a year?

When will be a good time for me to bring your bottle of Maple Syrup out to you? I might as well bring my chassis along also.

Well, there ya go Tom.... All that investment on equipment, might as well get a bit of use out of it during the off season as well!!!! Just makes good business cents, right!!!?????

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Well, there ya go Tom.... All that investment on equipment, might as well get a bit of use out of it during the off season as well!!!! Just makes good business cents, right!!!?????

Well the word is out that we've got the equipment. My buddy found a family with 10 kids age 20 to 2 weeks old; had the 4 oldest ones and the dad out there cooking yesterday (funny the dad has time to make syrup ). So now we've founded a co-op, each person involved gets and equal share. My equipment, Mark's trees; us two guys can just set back and have them youngsters do all the heavy work

HEy Dave,
Tom just left, and mmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm Sure is GOOD Maple syrup! We just might have to have curly pancakes for supper.

Thanks Tom!

Pat

Originally Posted by HemiTCoupe

HEy Dave,
Tom just left, and mmmmmmmmmmm mmmmmmmmm Sure is GOOD Maple syrup! We just might have to have curly pancakes for supper.

Thanks Tom!

Pat

man...... don't be saying that stuff to a guy who hasn't bothered eating yet today!!!!!! That's cruel!!!!!!!


any more word on the house yet?????

They countered back tonight, and tomorrow we will tell them we'll go with it, it's been a long 19 months living downstairs! ( It's a walkout) Add a door downstairs and it's mother in-law apartment.

They want to move in on the 28th of THIS month!

Pat

Originally Posted by HemiTCoupe

They countered back tonight, and tomorrow we will tell them we'll go with it, it's been a long 19 months living downstairs! ( It's a walkout) Add a door downstairs and it's mother in-law apartment.

They want to move in on the 28th of THIS month!

Pat

Kewl!!!!! First you have to wait forever, then they put the bum's rush on you and want you out in 3 weeks!!!!! Oh well, at least you got it sold!!!!!

Originally Posted by HemiTCoupe

They countered back tonight, and tomorrow we will tell them we'll go with it, it's been a long 19 months living downstairs! ( It's a walkout) Add a door downstairs and it's mother in-law apartment.

They want to move in on the 28th of THIS month!

Pat

Pat,
Is your wife a little excided?

I got a call this morning with an up-date on the syruping, they bottled 8 gallons of syrup yesterday and collected 600 gallons of sap. I'll be going out there in an hour to start cooking again for another 12 hours. This batch will be the one our co-op shares. They couldn't use the tractor out in the woods yesterday so they had to haul all 600 gallons by hand. Sure glad I wasn't there.

Tom,
She was calm when you were here, she was like a kid with a big sugar high last night!!!
Our realtor called us at 6:02, they had till 6:00 to decide, they forgot it was 6:00, so they asked if they could have till 9:00, they got back to us and then faxed the stuff to our realtor today, then she called today and we have to decide & sign it today, But our realtor said that we have another showing today at 6:00 and they know we have a offer on the table, but want to see it anyway!
Then we'll sit down and look at their offer.
Now she is bouncing !
The house clean and we are just sitting here watching the time click by, to pack the 3 cats, & dog then go to the end of the street (2 houses down) and wait & watch.

Pat

Well we pulled the taps and here's a picture of the ten gallons of syrup I kept for myself. Not sure what the total count is yet but do know it pretty close to 37 gallons.

I helped my son Saturday, he found some 2'x2'x2" cement slabs at the landfill. We got more than 40 of them. They must weigh close to 75 lbs each. Needless to say that I had another "Aching Back" all day Sunday.

Kind of spooky here this morning, there's only 3 of us up on this site. What gives?

No maples to milk out here, but have always wanted to make my own olive oil. Problem is you need some major acreage to get enough olives for a small batch. Nice work. I bet it's sweeter when you make it yourself!

The only reason I have found for eating "pannycakes or worfles" is so I get my maple syrup fix. We get New York or if I'm wandering a few more miles, then Vermont. Grade A Dark Amber - to me is the best. Sweet with a bit of a bite. Mmmmmm. Tomorrow morning for sure.

I used to bitch about the price, but after watching a sugar shack work, no more. It is dam' hard work!!

I can tell you that the syrup Tom made is Dang GOOD!