First Week of Sugaring: A Report

So a week and a half ago Clara and Caren and I tapped some trees



9 trees in all, 16 taps total.

We collected over the course of the week and boiled last friday (see the video below).

She's a boilin!




It started to snow. We ended up getting a foot!



We started with about 30 gal of sap total and ended up with a half gallon of syrup.


The next morning, we had to have a pancake party. When you have people over in New Hampshire in winter, you end up with a lot of boots!


Also, Clara is cuter than most things I've encountered.


Deltas:
* We need more light up there especially when it's time to finish the syrup (it is a somewhat delicate process).
* We're going to boil the sap at a deeper level in the main pan for the next boil hoping to increase the speed of the evaporation.
*Need a rig with more surface area.