Into the woods by 4:30 AM. Cooked 265 gallons. Back to the farmhouse by 6:00 PM. 13 \u00bd hours. The only consolation is making Grade A Golden syrup. We haven\u2019t made Grade A Golden before. This is special. Wet snow over night. Just enough to make things white. Switched between snow and rain. Cloudy all day. 34.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The day cooking<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5:30 AM 22\u201d
6:00 AM 21.75\u201d
7:00 AM 20\u201d PSI 4
7:25 AM batch
9:00 AM 16\u201d
10:00 AM 13.5\u201d
10:15 AM 16.5\u201d Added 8 pails of sap
10:25 AM batch
12:00 PM 12.5\u201d
12:50 PM batch
1:00 PM 10.75\u201d
2:00 PM 8\u201d
3:00 PM 6.25\u201d
4:00 PM 4.5\u201d
5:00 PM 2.75\u201d
5:45 PM .5\u201d
5:45 PM batch
6:00 PM done<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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