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70 gallons and counting

by Peter 4/1/2014 7:59:00 AM

We processed 1100 gallons of sap last evening into 26 gallons of tasty dark amber syrup.  The sap flows so far have been a tad slower than we would like.  The 1100 gallons is just slightly more than one gallon per tap.   Sunday night stayed above freezing and when that happens the rate of sap flow decreases.  Monday night dropped down into the low 20's, so we should have decent flows as soon as the weather warms up.  The 10-day forecast continues to look promising for sap flow.  However, at times the 10-day forecast is often like a mirage in the desert.  The weather is always good four days out, then some front moves through or a weather system stalls, preventing the good weather from getting here--it just stays four days out on the calendar!  

We have updated which sizes of bottles are currently available under the Buy Syrup tab.  As always, we will sell the syrup on a first come, first served basis.  Remember, it doesn't have an expiration date and doesn't need to be refrigerated until it is opened.