We were in the woods until 11:00 PM last night.   Into the woods by 8:00 AM today to start cooking for the day.  Got over 200 gallons boiled through.  We hope tomorrow to get the tanks empty.  

The weather could not make up its mind today.   Started raining around 8:00 AM.  Then turned to snow, sleet, thunder and lighting,  a brief appearance by the sun, then back to cloudy.  It was about 36 or 37.  If the temperature had been colder we would have had a few inches of snow.

We bottled another 30 quarts.  It is a little easier doing the larger batches because cleanup of the finishing pan and filter press is the same no matter the size of the batch.  Larger batches mean less frequent cleanup.

We are changing our plans to return to Washington DC.  Originally we went back tomorrow April 4.  But we will not be done by then.  We are now planning to return April 13.  That does mean we start cleanup for the season by this Friday the 8th.