Saturday, March 26, 2011

Spring in NY

Okay, I know its sideways, but how pretty is that?







We went on a little tour of maple syrup shantys in the area. Yes, shanty is the official term for them. The boys are standing in a giant tub used to purify maple syrup, they fill it with sap from their maple trees and one tubfull makes 15 gallons.

Each shanty produces slightly different flavors based on the soil and etc that affects the tree sap content, however, the process is basically the same regardless of how fancy the equipment is for boiling the sap.


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