Today was sunny and warm, about 60. We got all the buckets, covers and spouts collected up and back in the building. They are stored until January or February of 2009 when they will be washed and readied for next season. There is still about 20 gallons of sap to boil down and finish. The flue pan of the evaporator is filled with water now so it can be cleaned. The storage tanks are washed out and clean for next season too. Those tanks are stainless steel so they wash up real easy. A bucket of water. Once over with a mop and they are clean. It will be day or two until the last of sap is finished and bottled. And a few more days until everything is cleaned up. But most the big work is done. Which is good because we are all getting tired.

We will write closing remarks about the season in a few days.

Today’s count
400 buckets, covers and spouts down and stored back in the building
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