Into the woods by 5:30 AM to cook. Spent the day bringing in wood and chucking it into the fire under the evaporator. After cleaning the finishing pan, had the evaporator going by 6:10 AM. Loaded up the firebox with wood to get a boiling going faster. Started drawing from the tank by 6:40 AM. By 6:10 PM had 250 gallons cooked. That’s 22 gallons/hour.
Pulled 9 spouts to symbolize ending the season.
Back to the farmhouse by 6:15 PM.
The day cooking.
6:40 AM 22 ¼”
7:00 AM 21 ¾”
8:00 AM 20”
8:20 AM batch
9:00 AM 17 ¾”
10:00 AM 16 ½”
11:00 AM 14 ¾”
12:00 PM 13 1/2”
12:20 PM batch
1:00 PM 12”
2:00 PM 9 ¾”
3:00 PM 7 ½”
4:00 PM 5 ¾”
4:00 PM batch
5:00 PM 3 ¾”
5:45 PM 2”
6:00 PM 1”
6:10 PM done