ravinj Posted February 9, 2012 Share #1 Posted February 9, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) From tapping, loading, transporting, boiling to the market... [ATTACH]299695[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]299696[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]299698[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]299697[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]299699[/ATTACH] 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Hi ravinj, Take a look here Maple Syrup - From the Tree to the Bottle. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
leicamann Posted February 9, 2012 Share #2 Posted February 9, 2012 ok.. I hope this is NOT this years run.. Feb 7th 2012 is well ridiculously early..usually in Quebec, March 17th is the start and runs about 10 to 14 days...depending on the snowpack and freeze during the night. Nice set..would have been nice to see the "boil down" ..the maple water boiler is quite unique...I am assuming this one was similar.... a set of cascading steps, as the water evaporates the liquid gets thicker and travels to the next lower tray over the lip, until it gets to the last one and a spigot is opened to fill the bottles or cans Thanks for sharing Cheers, JRM Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinj Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share #3 Posted February 9, 2012 JRM - thanks for the comments. This series is from a "living history" farm in New Jersey taken this month. They do have a production run going on - probably because of the mild winter. I have a few more photos, will post in a separate thread. ----------- Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZDavid Posted February 9, 2012 Share #4 Posted February 9, 2012 Yummy with pancakes, and all natural! The way our food should be. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted February 9, 2012 Share #5 Posted February 9, 2012 Ravinj, Excellent photography. Of all the shots, my favorite is the horse drawn wagon with the cans of syrup. Paul 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted February 9, 2012 Share #6 Posted February 9, 2012 E - Lovely series. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbo Posted February 9, 2012 Share #7 Posted February 9, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) How many trees have to be tapped to fill a can that big? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Allsopp Posted February 9, 2012 Share #8 Posted February 9, 2012 Great set! Now where are my pancakes? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted February 9, 2012 Share #9 Posted February 9, 2012 Wow! That stuff actually comes from trees!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith (M) Posted February 9, 2012 Share #10 Posted February 9, 2012 A tale well told! What effect (if any) does the draining of the sap have on the well-being of the tree? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicamann Posted February 9, 2012 Share #11 Posted February 9, 2012 A tale well told! What effect (if any) does the draining of the sap have on the well-being of the tree? Thats a very common question, the answer is : 1) with traditional methods where the spigot on the tree is removed..the tree recovers 2) with the 1980's, in St Joseph Du Lac at Monsieur Gauthie's farm, there began a vast network of plastic tubing, plastic spigots and they were left in there permanently..thats was back in the 80's , the trees are no worse for wear. 3) then the so called " modern method " where a hormonal pill is placed in the ground next to the tree to that the tree literally " bleeds to death..is extremely harmful but was rampant.... the Quebec Maple producers association of Quebec then had to to go through almost 15 years of weeding out the abusers and a program of certification of both authenticity and non destructive agriculture. The maple tree poaching, so to speak , still happens so be weary of "cheap" maple syrup, make sure its certified, I know Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire have similar certification as well Cheers, JRM 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravinj Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share #12 Posted February 10, 2012 Gentlemen - Thanks for you comments. "How many trees have to be tapped to fill a can that big?" A lot I would guess! The bucket I helped pour in the big can had about 0.7 gallons of liquid in 10 hours. "What effect (if any) does the draining of the sap have on the well-being of the tree?" JRM covered this nicely. I would add that the trees I saw were very healthy and they have been tapped for at least 20 years now. I believe tapping starts late in the tree's life. I will post a few more in the next set. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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