Running Sap
Posted on March 25, 2007
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We tapped the maples over 2 weeks ago , and finally the sap is coming in quantity. We freeze the pails of raw sap, then boil down the concentrated sugary liquid in the middle while discarding the frozen portions. I think it is going to be a poor yeild this year, due to weather. We only produce enough for ourselves, definitely not a commercial operation!
During the week before I tapped the maples, I skied several days, the best skiing of the winter, very little snow this year. I skied through our woods; we have quite a network of trails down to a lake. I didn’t see any animals, but they had been using my ski trail as their highway—deer, squirrels, porcupine, mouse tracks crossed in several areas, as did the porcupine, fox tracks, and either a dog or coyote. I love sharing my woods with the animals, or I love the fact that they share they’re woods with me.
<>Â I heard the coyotes early one morning recently.