Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
For those of you who have tasted the golden nectar that is pure maple syrup, not that store bought crap, you know how exciting this time of year is. Yesterday was one of those days. Not too cold, just a hint of warmth in the air following a cold night. It has been like this for the past few days in my neck of the woods and so I got to tapping some sugar maples and yesterday I made my first maple syrup of the season.
65 litres of sap gave me 1.7 litres ( thats right, a forty to one ratio )of pure liquid gold. It took about 13 hours to boil it down but when it was finished I had the best syrup that I have ever made. A beautiful golden hue, thick when cool and oh so tasty and sweet. Just what a diabetic doesn't need but come on, every once in a while.......
Cheers,
Jeff
65 litres of sap gave me 1.7 litres ( thats right, a forty to one ratio )of pure liquid gold. It took about 13 hours to boil it down but when it was finished I had the best syrup that I have ever made. A beautiful golden hue, thick when cool and oh so tasty and sweet. Just what a diabetic doesn't need but come on, every once in a while.......
Cheers,
Jeff