Weather: On Tuesday, ample sun, a high of 41, a quick freeze in the evening. Wednesday morning, ample sun, a quick warming. How’s It Running? Tuesday, the sap hammered in, and buckets drip-drip-dripped. Finally! Sap Sweetness: 2.7% Still very good. Boiling Status: Right at it, with a sense of rhythm in the work for the… Read More
The Worm Turns
-Come look at this forecast [on the NOAA website] -No more freezing nights after tonight? This is terrible. -The worm is turning at both ends. -What does THAT mean? -I know “the worm turns” is from Shakespeare and it means a change. Where have I heard “the worm turns at both ends?” Did Vic… Read More
Easter Bounty
Sleepy no more
Weather: Get ready for a run. The temp just climbed above freezing and will stay there probably until Saturday night, and not just above freezing but into the 50’s. The forecasted rain isn’t ideal for a sap run, but I predict the floodgates will open nonetheless. Fringe Run: At 32.5 degrees on Tuesday, all that strong… Read More
Climbing Rhyme Monday Mention
Is there any movement? I think so. It spit snow this morning but currently the temp is 36 and possibly rising. The vacuum pump is on and the guys are snowshoeing the lines, following the bubbles. Climbing Rhymers: Not averse to more verse from the tip of the tongue, of the pencil? Your choice: silly… Read More
Let the Sun Shine In
On To The Next Game
Hill Report, by woods crew member Ross Scatchard: The sugaring season thus far has worked like a series of games. Tapping could be seen as a game of sorts; search for the live white wood to set the tap amongst the dotted pattern of previous tap holes. Good luck on some of the double tapped trees.… Read More
Monday Evening Weather Report
Chops writes: 3/23/15 It’s well into another frozen round of enthusiasm-deflating sugar season doldrums. I had thought last March was the coldest I would ever see, but here it comes again on repeat. I have been told by people who should know that this freakish Arctic weather is a result of global weirding, a direct… Read More
Monday Morning Weather Report
This winter bites. The overnight low Not quite zero Well below norms The snow formed by A darn north wind Cold, fiendish. Fiendishly Toppling trees on Keystone lines. Lest I neglect the Best bit: skies Bluer by day Than I’ve ever Seen later March Bluer than blue Snow white (too white) And two days… Read More
Maple Sweet Potato Cakes
Maple Trout Lilli writes: A second chance for the oh-so-sweet, sweet potato…no marshmallows with these; just our good old friend, maple syrup. A nice balance of sweet and spicy (there’s that combination again) but not overly sweet, plus the Greek yogurt makes a rich counterpart. These cakes will scorch when you’re not watching…so look alive… Read More
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