According to the Weather Channel the night time and day time temperatures are going to rise tomorrow and that will be it. Winter will be gone, and so will the sugaring season. We had a taste of spring last week, when the night time temperature didn't drop below the mid forties, and the sap stop running. For three days I held my breath, waited and wondered. Was this it? Three weeks of sugaring and it was over?
One good Nor'easter answered my prayers and the sap started running like a viral-infected nose on a cold winter's day. All smiles, we collected 15 gallons of sap before school and I gathered another 10 this afternoon. With the temperatures expected to drop into the 20s one last time tonight, tomorrow should be the last day of an excellent run.
Sugaring is good for the soul. Time slows when you're boiling. There is a lot of waiting, and thinking and breathing. Every session refutes the old adage that a watched pot doesn't boil. It does. Especially when fired with a dual propane burner.
We'll be boiling both Saturday and Sunday afternoons/evenings.
Happy Spring everyone!
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