The video is an old archive video found on youtube, while it covers sugar cane and sugar beet production, the Maple Syrup production was of the most interest to me. Starts at the 10 minute mark. Mute the volume as the music was added by the uploader and is, well, downright awful. [video_lightbox title=”Sugar Production 1920’s” video_url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90x7fu3enaM”] Sugar Production 1920’s – Skip to the 10 minute mark – click to view [/video_lightbox]
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Potential of the maple syrup season being extended… This week will be the harbinger if we continue or not. Days are to be in the 40’s, and the nights into the 20’s. Perfect sap running weather, that’s if the trees will allow it after the many days of warm weather. Will know more when I go check my sap traps (which I’ve come to call them as a joke but find myself saying that more and more though) and find out if there is a haul or not. Sailing club meeting and dues due tonight. So need to take a trip there, hand over a check and sign up for…
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It was a nice warm day and decided to take the day to hit the ice and hitch a ride in an iceboat or two. It happened to be two. An iceboating friend Paul showed up with his vintage stern steerer and offered my wife and I a ride. I’ve never taken a ride in a stern steerer and jumped at that chance! Cat took a little video of the adventure with her phone: [video_lightbox title=”Taking a Ride in a Vintage Stern Steerer” video_url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJLDbsx8EXU”] Taking a Ride in a Vintage Stern Steerer Video [/video_lightbox] Of course it wasn’t without a little excitement. We did hit a gust and…
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I’m in the middle of reorganizing a bunch of my hobbies and noticed a have a few that either no longer do, enjoy, or have too much “stuff” accumulating. It’s hard to purge the older and currently unused items. Sure, it’s just sitting there, but the second you look at it, you remember all the enjoyable times and think to yourself: “I should do that again!”. So you keep the said item. Yet, time is a luxury you can buy any more of. I can only do so much in a weekend, or even year. I don’t need the money, but I also don’t need the items taking up so…
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New shipment of spouts, used buckets and lids for sap collection, hydrometers and stainless steel testing containers. Aiming for 40 taps this season. My goal is to produce the most, highest quality syrup I can as a hobbyist backyard sugarer, with small hobby type equipment. Is sugarer even a word? If not I like it and will continue to use it.
