{"id":121,"date":"2010-03-04T21:29:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-05T02:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/?p=121"},"modified":"2010-03-08T20:56:40","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T01:56:40","slug":"its-maple-syrup-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/?p=121","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Maple Syrup time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-system.jpg\"><\/a>Monday and Tuesday, March 2nd and 3rd, I put in 116 taps.\u00a0 Here is a picture of bucket on a Maple tree and a close up of a bucket.\u00a0 This is the old fashioned way to make syrup.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-buckets-on-tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-132\" title=\"MS buckets on tree\" src=\"http:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-buckets-on-tree-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-buckets-on-tree-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-buckets-on-tree-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-buckets-on-tree.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-bucket-on-tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-133\" title=\"MS bucket on tree\" src=\"http:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-bucket-on-tree-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-bucket-on-tree-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-bucket-on-tree-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-bucket-on-tree.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-system1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-134\" title=\"MS system\" src=\"http:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-system1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-system1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-system1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-system1.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>I have over 150 gallons of sap collected and stored in garbage cans on the ground.\u00a0 Tomorrow, Friday, March 5, we will boil for the first time this year.\u00a0 The sap stays fresh for 3-4 days so you have to boil when you can.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll post pictures.\u00a0 The first picture is our system.\u00a0 It is 2 flat pans.\u00a0 I put sap into the first pan and use two soft copper tubes to siphon sap into the larger pan.\u00a0 This way we do not lose the boil in the big pan.<a href=\"http:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-siphon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-130\" title=\"MS siphon\" src=\"http:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-siphon-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-siphon-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-siphon-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-siphon.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next picture is of the wood fire that boils the sap.\u00a0 We got 3 gallons of syrup on Friday.\u00a0 We boiled Mnday and will boil Tuesday also.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-fire-box.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-131\" title=\"MS fire box\" src=\"http:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-fire-box-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-fire-box-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-fire-box-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeonthefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/MS-fire-box.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday and Tuesday, March 2nd and 3rd, I put in 116 taps.\u00a0 Here is a picture of bucket on a Maple tree and a close up of a bucket.\u00a0 This is the old fashioned way to make syrup.\u00a0 I have over 150 gallons of sap collected and stored in garbage cans on the ground.\u00a0 Tomorrow, 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