That’s the number of gallons cooked through today.  Almost too much as the pan gets coated with nitre by the end of the day making it harder to cook.  Into the woods by 6:45 AM.  Back to the farmhouse by 6:45 PM.  R/O from 7:20 AM to 1:40 PM.  6° Brix.  Seven batches into milk cans.  Filled one milk can with five batches and two into another can.

28 overnight.  Sunny and nice most of the day. After 4:00 PM a cold North East wind picked up. Temperature up to 36.  Trees dripped some.  We could have collected maybe a tank full, but wouldn’t have finished cooking if we stopped to go out collecting.  We made cooking the priority.  We might have ice in the buckets tomorrow and not be able to collect.  Forecast high is 33.