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Backyard Maple Tapping
We may be nearing the end of tapping season for this spring, but perhaps these photos will inspire a few people to tap next year. Our family tapped a sugar maple in our backyard, our first tapping experience. We found tapping easy and fun, and a great way to connect with the natural world.A couple useful websites:http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/Buds_and_Bark/tapping_sugar_maple_index.htmlhttp://www.umext.maine.edu/onlinepubs/PDFpubs/7036.pdf
Hammering in the tap after drilling the hole.
Tap is ready.
Gallon jug to collect sap.
Processing the sap collected in early February yields one cup of syrup. More syrup to come.
Five-year-old Simon says this is the sweetest and stickiest syrup he's ever had!
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12 March 2008
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Logan72 (Alia Ahmed) says…
Sandy,
I loved your story about harvesting maple syrup. Oh, the simple gifts in life.
12 March 2008
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justbegintowrite (Ronda Miller) says…
Great post, Sandy. For some reason it never crossed my mind that we could do that in our area. Of course we didn't have maple trees in western Kansas! :)
Sounds like a lot of fun and a tasty reward.
12 March 2008
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femail (Linda Hanney) says…
Good job on your original story—and this one too! Always good to see a CJA byline.
12 March 2008
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angell (Marlo Angell) says…
Very cool- your last photograph says it all!
13 March 2008
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momchat1 (Anonymous) says…
Fantastic, Sandy. Thanks for bringing me back to the joys of nature.