I finished boiling down the sap Saturday. We got a great yield this year and made 3.75 gallons of syrup. It is a little cloudier and darker than last year's syrup. The '08 syrup is on the right and the '09 syrup is on the left. We've been told that the warmer the sap gets before it is processed, the darker it is. And we had several days of 60 degree weather. I just didn't have the freezer or refrigerator space to store all that sap so some got warm. But it still tastes great. It tastes like maple syrup with a hint of molasses.
2 comments:
Are you sure you meant 3.75 quarts? Last year you had over 3 gallons. What would have made this year's yield so much lower?
~ Betsy
Oops. You are right. I meant gallons. Thanks for pointing that out.
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