Into the woods at 8:30 AM.\u00a0 Back to the house at 10:30 PM.\u00a0 14 hours.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cooked all day.\u00a0\u00a0 Pushed through about 250 gallons.\u00a0 Took off three batches that are in the milk can awaiting finishing and bottling.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
The day started cloudy, but by 11:00 AM the sun appeared.\u00a0 Up to about 38.\u00a0 Rain overnight.\u00a0 Did not freeze.\u00a0\u00a0 We got some lake effect snow starting at 9:30 PM just before came in from the woods.\u00a0\u00a0 Everything is frosted white again.<\/p>\n
The Pastor came today for a blessing of the maples.\u00a0\u00a0 Maple syrup is the first crop of the year and its fitting we give thanks for it.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
We got word the R\/O arrived in WI at our equipment dealer.\u00a0 It should arrive here next week.\u00a0 But we almost certainly will not attempt to set it up any more for this season.\u00a0 So disappointing.\u00a0\u00a0 But we can’t learn to drive a new piece of equipment while involved in the thick of the season.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
The weather forecast still looks good for sap by the weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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