Into the woods by 4:30 AM. Cooked 265 gallons. Back to the farmhouse by 6:00 PM. 13 ½ hours. The only consolation is making Grade A Golden syrup. We haven’t made Grade A Golden before. This is special. Wet snow over night. Just enough to make things white. Switched between snow and rain. Cloudy all day. 34.
The day cooking
5:30 AM 22”
6:00 AM 21.75”
7:00 AM 20” PSI 4
7:25 AM batch
9:00 AM 16”
10:00 AM 13.5”
10:15 AM 16.5” Added 8 pails of sap
10:25 AM batch
12:00 PM 12.5”
12:50 PM batch
1:00 PM 10.75”
2:00 PM 8”
3:00 PM 6.25”
4:00 PM 4.5”
5:00 PM 2.75”
5:45 PM .5”
5:45 PM batch
6:00 PM done