MAPLE SYRUP

We visited the sugar shack yesterday and although there was no production the kids enjoyed seeing the taps and equipment used to convert the sap to Maple Syrup.

When the sun is out and the sky is blue it's great to be back in the sugar bush. Just a little too cold for the sap to be running.

Old style buckets are still used in many operations especially the small ones.

The old "sugar shack" at the bottom of the hill. You can see the blue sap lines coming down the hill towards the shack. Everything is gravity fed where possible.

Here's the gang. The kids were having a better time than their expressions indicate. 

Next week we are back into the warm daytime temperatures and freezing nigh-time temperatures so the sap should be flowing again.

Thanks for stopping by. I'll have more pictures from the "sugar shack" when we visit next week.

Tomorrow: Making Maple Toffee

Safe travels.