4 overnight. Sunny and 40 the day, but trees are still recovering from the cold spell. Checked the woods at 1:00 PM, but not much activity.
We’ve made syrup for many years, but there are still small innovations that we discover like long reach matches that make work easier. They are 8” long. It’s much easier to light the burners under the finishing pan and bottling pan. The kitchen matches were 2” long and tended to burn out before all three burners were lit.
