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#maplesyrup

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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

🇨🇦 [Halifax, NS] Urban sugaring a success for one Haligonian, but city not so sweet on idea
cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia

* former resident: great coastal city
* excellent universities, culture (food; music; diversity, e.g.1980's influx of Buddists)
* scenic beauty; tourism; festivals; fishing
* historical important: e.g. WWII convoy staging
* longish winters; like all places healthcare under strain

#trees #flora #MapleSyrup #MapleTrees 🇨🇦 #Halifax #NovaScotia

CBCUrban sugaring a success for one Haligonian, but city not so sweet on idea | CBC NewsA Halifax man produced two litres of syrup from a maple on his property and another on the city's property. But the city says it can damage trees.
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okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin

I know there are super #MapleSyrup experts out there, can folks share tips? I was not happy with the 5/16 alimunum spiles. I want stainless. I'm using bags because I think tubing will get ripped out by deer in no time. Are there alternatives?
And reducing, what are the options? I tried a fire and pot but lost patience and though i can get tons of firewood, it worked out to be easier to use a propane heater.... Also, i have vacuum pumps and lots of experience with vacuum bagging.
#MapleSyruping

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okanogen VerminEnemyFromWithin

So.....
#MapleSap officially "buddy" in northern #TwinCities as of last Thursday.
First Season over.
Damn.
Out of around 19 gallons of sap gathered from four trees, starting in late March, we burned about 38 ounces of sap and came away with 12 ounces of #MapleSyrup
Lots of lessons learned! Start earlier, careful cooking at the end, and also, i have another 4 or 5 trees to tap next year. 60-80 gallons of sap is not out of the question. Maybe 2 gallons of syrup if we do it right? More?

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Dan McCullough

Our maple syrup season has ended. We tapped our tree on Feb 22, which was a month later than normal. This winter in Massachusetts was consistently below 38° which is not ideal for sap flow.

We harvested 28 liters of sap which after boiling down, gave us a little over a pint of syrup. This really drives home why it’s so expensive!

Sap Totals:
2025 February 22 - March 23 = 28 liters
2024 February 1 - March 17 = 30 liters
2023 January 22 - March 12 = 36 liters

Looking down into a large cooking pot that is titled toward the camera to show the contents which is a little over a point of freshly boiled maple syrup. It is a fabulous caramel/amber color and still has tiny foamy bubbly steaks.
Closeup of a 6 ½ inch high glass jar filled about 4/5 of the way with maple syrup. The syrup is a caramel/amber color and if you look closely there are sugar streaks on the inside where the crystallized syrup stuck to the glass.
#MapleSugaringMonday#MapleSyrup
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Isaac

I was propositioned by an old lady today.

While emptying a sap tank, a car pulled up. Old lady rolled down her windows and asked "Can I ask you a question?"

"Sure!" I replied and walked closer.

She then says "You can tap my trees."

Thankfully, it wasn't a euphemism and she was just a neighbor who would be OK with me making syrup from her trees too.

So, I'll bring her some of this year's #maplesyrup and check out her property. No, not like that! 😃

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