Andy discovered enough coals from Monday’s fire to light yesturday’s fire without paper or a match.
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Ashes and coals–hot fire no longer needed
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16 jars filled (various sizes) = 2.5 gallons
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The Final Word
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From approx. 100 gallons of sap, we have over 1.8 gallons of syrup. Final cooking was done in two kitchens, Andy’s and Evelyn’s. Now, onto dinner and dancing!!
Bottling it up!
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Waiting for the temperature to go up to 218-219 degrees
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:) wahoo! Maple syrup, here we come!!
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Progress with the syrup…
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We currently have about 1.5 inches of sap in the 28”x33” pan, so we have 28x33x1.5=1386/231=6 gallons.
In the center are the bubbles boiling with thick white foam around the edges
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