At 4:56 PM we completed the season.  Evaporator, finishing pan, bottling pan, storage tanks, floors all cleaned.  The evaporator was the big item to finish.  Both the inside and outside of the pans are clean.  Stainless steel cleans up well, but still the burnt on carbon on the bottom of the evaporator pans requires some effort to clean.  Scrap with putty knife.  Spray with oven cleaner.  Finish with metal polishing pads.  And the nitre on the inside of the pans also takes effort.

73 gallons, 1 pint.  That is a good total from 400 taps on buckets, but still we feel let down.  We were hoping for 75 or 76 gallons based on the amount of sap we collected.    3340 gallons of sap yielding 73 gallons 1 pint gives us a ratio of 45:1.  That’s quite high.  

Today was sunny and nice so it was pleasing working in the woods.  Started at 9:00 AM.  

Tomorrow we head back to Washington, DC.  After a few days reflection we will provide thoughts on the season.