Today was cloudy and about 40.\u00a0 It drizzled a little.\u00a0 It looked like it would rain, but we have not had the 1 \u2013 2 inches originally forecast.<\/p>\n
We were in the woods by 9:00 am.\u00a0 We used our new pump to move yesterday’s sap to the storage tanks.\u00a0 This pump is quieter.\u00a0\u00a0 The instructions to the pump say it is self priming, yet there is a big caution label on the pump saying it must be filled with liquid before use, i.e. primed.\u00a0 Since the pump has a fill plug we are priming it.<\/p>\n
The state inspector came today. They check for basic cleanliness and food handling procedures.\u00a0 We have some concern that they are getting stricter and stricter and will drive out small maple syrup producers. Maple syrup is not a good vector for harmful organisms given the amount of boiling it takes to make maple syrup.<\/p>\n
By 6:00 pm the storage tanks were empty and we had bottled another 18 quarts of syrup.\u00a0 We have 196 quarts now, just under 50 gallons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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