Here is a dispatch from Joe Renish who joined the woods crew this season: Hill Report: Clomp, clomp, swoosh. Clomp, clomp, swoosh. The slog up from the sugarhouse is arduous as the snowfall accumulation this winter has been nothing short of bountiful. A few precise strides give way to a snowshoe-devouring collapse of the… Read More
Maple Trout Lilli’s Latte
Our celebrated Food Correspondent Maple Trout Lilli is back in town. She writes: WARMING MORNING MAPLE LATTE I came across this heavenly potion on the internet as a coffee/tea alternative and I’m hooked. Morning, afternoon or evening, this somewhat spicy potion will not disappoint. Just add hot water to the following fine ingredients and you won’t be… Read More
Sunday Caption Corner
WHAT WE GOT TO TALKING ABOUT IN THE SUGARHOUSE: On Thursday, Becca and I stood on the back side of the pans peering through the steam at the lineup of syrup samples on the light box. We fill one bottle at the end of each boiling day. No two daily bottles are precisely identical. When… Read More
February, Round Two
WEATHER: Last Saturday night, February 26, it finally froze up after a week of continual sap flow. The cold carried on through Sunday night. On Monday the next thaw began and persisted until 7:00am Thursday when the temp plummeted from 32 to 18 in a couple of hours. Today, Friday, and the weekend are predicted… Read More
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