Perhaps one of the most common myths about trees, Rachael West said, is that they go dormant during the winter months, falling into hibernation until spring rolls around. But West, founder of Eating ...
WISN.COM SLASH LINKS. OUR UNSEASONABLY WARM WINTER MAY COME AT A PRICE TO LOCAL MAPLE SIRUP PRODUCERS. AS METEOROLOGIST GINO RECCHIA REPORTS, SOME ARE ALREADY TAPPING TREES EARLIER THAN USUAL IN A ...
2020 was the year of baking, home improvement, and other quarantine projects. This year, there’s one more to try: making your own maple syrup. Making maple syrup might seem daunting, but I can ...
Tapping trees is the easy part. After finding the “right” tree, you drill a hole into the sap-carrying cambium layer at a slight upward angle so the sap has an easy downward slope. Then you tap in a ...
Early spring is a magical time for maple sugar makers in the Northeast. After three months of cold temperatures, quiet mornings and early evenings, the awakening of the natural world is ever so ...
The lid and connector assembled plus the tubing and “Y” connector. The plastic tubing can be a bit stiff at times. To soften the ends before attaching it to the connectors, a quick dunk in some hot ...
A recent account about the maple sugaring process mentioned in passing that plastic tubes for carrying sap from tree to sugar house have largely replaced the spouts and buckets. An alert reader in ...
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