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February 22, 2004
Connecticut Fancy
So thank to my folks and Rink Mann's Backyard Sugarin', I have successfully made my own Maple Syrup. I've got just over a quart of syrup. The process was exceptionally simple:
- Tap the tree's
- Collect the sap
- Boil it down
- Filter it through felt
The challenge is the 33:1 ratio of sap to syrup. Boiling off 10 gallons of water for a quart of syrup is harder than it sounds. My first half cup of syrup was done completely on the stove. The remainder was from a partial evaporation on the grill then "finishing" on the stove. It tastes like maple syrup, and the final product definitely benefits by being filtered.
Oh yeah, pictures here.
Posted by KnipSter at February 22, 2004 03:27 PM
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