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Anyone making maple !?
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March 20th 2009 at 9:30 AM
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arcticcatmatt
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I have taken up making maple syrup and stuff. Just curious if anyone else is/has.  My first tap  Sap boiling  Sap flowing  My third/fourth/fifth taps all look like this  My second taps  Production as of March 18th I made 1.5 pints last night that is not in the picture. I am getting better at it. It takes alot of time and patience. I visited a maple producer last week for a tour in the woods and their shop. I am going back this weekend. I try to boil it down outside as much as I can and then finish it inside on the stove (I have a vent going outside). But with the weather being what it has been I have been doing more of it inside for hours and hours. My sap stopped flowing yesterday because of the weather, hopefully it starts back up today and goes for another week or two. My candy thermometer is a pos, I need to upgrade already and get a hydrometer setup. I am definitely not a major producer, just a guy screwing around. Although I could foresee myself taking this on in the near future and dramatically increasing volume. Just learning something new that is fun. I have a bunch of syrup and a little maple candy. I plan on making maple candy in molds, maple cream, and maple jelly with some of my next batches (weather permitting).
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March 20th 2009 at 9:41 AM
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erick
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Lol, the hobbies you find. I don't have the patience for such otherwise I'd probably go seek out a maple tree!
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March 20th 2009 at 9:50 AM
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theres a guy near where I live and theres 30-40 maples in his yard and every one of them has been tapped. all I see is white buckets.
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March 20th 2009 at 9:56 AM
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Matt is a regular aunt jamimma (sp)!!!!!!!!!
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March 20th 2009 at 10:22 AM
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Quote originally posted by MNSLEDNECK56308
Matt is a regular aunt jamimma (sp)!!!!!!!!!
yea, this looks pretty cool though, looks like he has himself in a sticky situation now 
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March 20th 2009 at 11:26 AM
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My taste buds are too civilized to enjoy most of the "real" maple syrup I've tried.
Matt, just don't get a poison oak tree mixed up with a maple. Ha ha.
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March 20th 2009 at 11:40 AM
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I remember when I was younger I used to help my dad and his friends make it. It really does take some time. But you cannot beat the taste of it! Its way better then the store bought syrup if you ask me.
I think we had about 10 taps at the time. I'm really not to sure how much syrup we would end up with.
It is also kinda wierd how some trees make better syrup then otheres. Also I remember how some days are buckets would be barely full and the next day when it got warmer they would almost over flow.
Also on some of the bigger maple's we would put 2 or even 3 taps on a tree. I'm not sure if that harmed anything or if was a good idea or not. But I remember when we did that all of the buckets would be full.
I know a friend of mine has 30 taps going rite now. He said he is about done tho he is just getting burned out of making this year. I will have to ask him how much he ended up making this year. I know his mom makes all different kinds of stuff with it tho.
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March 20th 2009 at 11:49 AM
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You would make one hell of a boy scout
How much better is it than store bought?
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March 20th 2009 at 12:47 PM
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MasterSkitelz
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Quote originally posted by srx_600
You would make one hell of a boy scout
How much better is it than store bought?
It is not as sweet but I think it has so much more flavor. The best part is knowing that you made it yourself.
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March 20th 2009 at 1:32 PM
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Matt with your new hobby I am sure you will be heading to the Maple Festival in Marathon http://www.maplefest.org/
Maybe you could become the maple queen :-)
Seriously, I hear that is a really good time.
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March 20th 2009 at 1:47 PM
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Real maple syrup is the only way to go. That store bought sh!t tastes too fake.
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March 20th 2009 at 6:06 PM
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Yup my cousins have 1500 trees tapped this year and have a big evaporator, Ill take some pictures of it tomorrow when we go and collect tomorrow morning. 850 of the trees are on a gravity feed pipeline system that all leads to a holding tanks. The trees havent been running very good this year tho, hopefully it turns around.
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March 20th 2009 at 7:18 PM
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arcticcatmatt
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Quote originally posted by srx_600
You would make one hell of a boy scout
How much better is it than store bought?
100x better
Quote originally posted by EMTP579
Matt with your new hobby I am sure you will be heading to the Maple Festival in Marathon http://www.maplefest.org/
Maybe you could become the maple queen :-)
Seriously, I hear that is a really good time.
Yep, I went last year. I do not think I am going this year. However, this weekend and next weekend are "maple weekend". I have a couple friends coming over and we are going to a place in berkshire that I went to last week and is having a bunch of samples and what not. Should be fun! We are going to one in Newark Valley also tomorrow.
http://www.mapleweekend.com/
For those talking about fake syrup vs real
Aunt Jemima -
INGREDIENTS: CORN SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, CELLULOSE GUM, CARAMEL COLOR, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE AND SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVES), ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE.
Real Syrup -
INGREDIENTS:
MAPLE SYRUP
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March 20th 2009 at 9:08 PM
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Care package of maple candy to Idaho?
I'll send you some potatoes...
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March 20th 2009 at 10:01 PM
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arcticcatmatt
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^ I am still in the experimental phase haha
I just joined a maple forum. Sweet!
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March 20th 2009 at 10:08 PM
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How many maple trees do you have?
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March 20th 2009 at 10:58 PM
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thats verty cool. i have always wanted to do that. I just don't have the time or patience... a very cool hobby i say
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March 20th 2009 at 11:46 PM
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arcticcatmatt
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Quote originally posted by Dekk85
How many maple trees do you have?
7 I think
I have a mess to clean up. I just had the bottom of a mason jar give out and put 1/2 a pint of HOT syrup all over my counter, cupboards, and floor.
It is almost 1 a.m. and I am sitting here stiring making more maple butter.. keeps me out of the bar I guess.
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March 21st 2009 at 12:55 AM
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Awe... gotz to find me a man like ACMatt, lol
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March 21st 2009 at 1:09 AM
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Quote originally posted by arcticcatmatt
Quote originally posted by Dekk85
How many maple trees do you have?
7 I think
I have a mess to clean up. I just had the bottom of a mason jar give out and put 1/2 a pint of HOT syrup all over my counter, cupboards, and floor.
It is almost 1 a.m. and I am sitting here stiring making more maple butter.. keeps me out of the bar I guess.
arcticcatmatt how are you going to clean that up.
btw you have some interesting hobbies
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March 21st 2009 at 7:31 AM
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too bad there was not good snow up a tug hill now. Could have done a ride with a trip to one of the sugar shacks up there haha. Actually would be kind of a neat day. They have a bunch of places participating in Maple weekend too.
Ride safe and sober! Make every ride a round trip.
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March 21st 2009 at 8:40 AM
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Quote originally posted by Lilly1984
Awe... gotz to find me a man like ACMatt, lol
Short and a little scrawny? lol
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March 21st 2009 at 10:09 AM
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find out how to make those maple sugar candies. i love them. I have a friend up near pompey that is has a whole operation set up. tons of trees tapped with houses running all over the place. he makes some good syrup! looking good matt, let us know how it tastes. are these from trees on your property?
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March 21st 2009 at 9:11 PM
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arcticcatmatt
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Quote originally posted by Lilly1984 Awe... gotz to find me a man like ACMatt, lol Please submit pictures from the back. I can handle two at once if it is OK with my girlfriend  !!! J/K Lil! Quote originally posted by rsims16 Quote originally posted by arcticcatmatt Quote originally posted by Dekk85 How many maple trees do you have? 7 I think I have a mess to clean up. I just had the bottom of a mason jar give out and put 1/2 a pint of HOT syrup all over my counter, cupboards, and floor. It is almost 1 a.m. and I am sitting here stiring making more maple butter.. keeps me out of the bar I guess. arcticcatmatt how are you going to clean that up. btw you have some interesting hobbies I cleaned it up with a bunch of hot water and a mop. Took me 45 mins. Total Suck. My hobbies keep me entertained and gives me something to talk about and educate others. Unfortunately, most of my friends seem to just laugh at me haha. BUT, two of our friends went with us to a few sugar shacks this weekend for "maple weekend" and loved it. When we got home they emptied my buckets and asked me to make them some. I sent them home with the 3/4 a pint I made for them while watching movies. One of the places compared store bought JUNK to what they sell. They had bottles there of aunt Jemima and their stuff. Was a night and day difference especially when you compared ingredients!!! Quote originally posted by EMTP579 too bad there was not good snow up a tug hill now. Could have done a ride with a trip to one of the sugar shacks up there haha. Actually would be kind of a neat day. They have a bunch of places participating in Maple weekend too. I would have been ALL OVER THAT Quote originally posted by Student Driver Quote originally posted by Lilly1984 Awe... gotz to find me a man like ACMatt, lol Short and a little scrawny? lol I am about 5'10" and am in shape. Shove it sucka haha Quote originally posted by polarissledneck28 find out how to make those maple sugar candies. i love them. I have a friend up near pompey that is has a whole operation set up. tons of trees tapped with houses running all over the place. he makes some good syrup! looking good matt, let us know how it tastes. are these from trees on your property? I made the candies but I have it in a jar. I do not have molds yet so we eat it on HOT toast or a spoon. Just heat it to 27 degrees over boiling and cool it in cold water outside the pan, then stir it for an hour.. yes an hour or so. It gets pretty thick and very opaque. Maybe I will rig up a thing over summer to do it better. To buy a cream unit is costs 1500 bucks but I know I can make it cheaper by doing it myself. I have 5-6 trees on my property but the elderly neighbor with altimers has 3 monsters just 1 foot off my property line. I tapped those as I know nobody will yell at me. If they want to yell at me I will give them some syrup. I may give them some syrup anyways if the season permits. I got hunting permission from an elderly woman up the road with 300 acres that is untapped. I am sure she would let me tap hers if I gave her syrup. But there is no way I can evaporate that as of now. My dad has 100 acres back home (4 hrs away) but of course I am not there and I have an old neighbor that I am GOOD friends with with 225 acres that would let me tap but of course, same story.
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March 22nd 2009 at 9:43 AM
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Quote originally posted by arcticcatmatt
I am about 5'10" and am in shape. Shove it sucka haha
lol
Couldn't resist the easy pot shot at you. 
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