My husband is doing most of the work but he really enjoys it. I’m happy that it entertains him. A friend of his who now lives in Quebec whom he used to work with gave him the idea. It’s nice foraging for stuff. Gives us a feeling of contentment.
Why will you get more next year? Does tapping them this year promote more production next year?
No. This was our first season and we started late. Next year we will start earlier and have the buckets and equipment already hooked up. The tapping holes fill in within the year.
I see, you just started late. I’ve seen the maple candy online. Can you put some in with my order?
Sure can.
( kidding )
Oh wow , all you have to do is '' tap '' the tree and it as as tasty as store bought or more to it ?
Not even close. First you tap rhe tree to get the maple sap which is the consistency of slightly flavoured water. Then you need to boil it down for about 3 or 4 hours. Then it changes colour. Then you filter it and boil it again. You boil it until it reaches 219 degrees Fahrenheit. It takes 5 gallons of sap to make 1/2 a litre of syrup. It’s a 40 to 1 ratio. It’s a long process.
So why is the maple syrup we by in the stores brown and sticky? Very cool that you are tapping your own!
The maple syrup in the store has been boiled and processed, just like we are doing. Our maple syrup is amber coloured and sticky.So why is the maple syrup we by in the stores brown and sticky? Very cool that you are tapping your own!
Ahhh I had a feeling no way it could taste so good just like that .
I would like to visit Canada but for some reason your authorities have not allowed me to visit .
We had an Etsy store where we sold almost 500 items. We made good money from the items we made. Now we are retired and enjoying being retired. We quit selling stuff at our store and really don’t want to sell anything any more. Plus we get as much syrup as we can possibly get. We use 5 litres per year ourselves. This year we might make more but not to sell. We don’t want to sell anything to anyone any more.
Why won’t they let you come to Canada to visit?
From what I understand I'm on some type Canadian watch list , it's a list started 4 years ago based on Canada's quality of life laws ' Undesirable due to bad jokes '.
Are you a stand up Comedian or something?
I do amateur comedy aka unpaid so that in itself tells you enough but it is fun and I get like free dinner / hotel room if at like beach hotel but again amateur , I'm doing one Sat in Key West .
Good for you. That takes a lot of courage.
We don’t know. We’ve never given them any sap or maple syrup. It’s a water consistency so drips straight into the buckets. He’s never shown any interest in wanting any .
