34 on the thermometer at 4:30 AM.  But the it froze at some point overnight because the snow was crunchy and the puddles had ice.  Up to 40.  Cloudy until 1:30 PM.  Cold north wind.  Trees are not responding.

Into the woods by 8:00 AM to start the fishing pan.  Bottled at 10:00 AM.  Done by 11:00 AM.  Started the evaporator to cook yesterday’s 200 gallons.  Finished by 3:30 PM.  Four batches into the milk can.

The R/O makes it possible to bottle first then start cooking at 11:00 AM and still be done by 3:30 PM and to the farmhouse by 4:00 PM.

Waiting for another good freeze so we get another sap run.