Spring came early this year, but the sap flowed around its normal time with an average yield. The picture below was roughly 100 gallons of sap from our school forest that we finished at home using the turkey fryer. Most of this will go to the district's 4th grade classes who came out for sap season field trips.
But the best thing about this batch was that our 10 year old girl and 8 year old son were really able to this year. They helped set up the gravity line, tap the trees, boil, and then can the syrup. The final part here had my wife pulling the jars from the bath and bravely holding the jars while I poured the syrup. Our daughter wiped the rims, and little dude put on the lids. A great team effort.
Four quarts will last us a year, but some syrup found its way into my coffee the other day. Not sure how long this batch will last
Good memories for the kids
