Maple Syrup

[MedPretzel]

I must have not read thoroughly enough. I am so very sorry.

 

[Hippie]

No need to be sorry, but really, who hasn't had maple syrup?

 

[AAASTINKIE]

Hauled 280 gallons of sap last night, total 930 gallons so far this season, picked up 10 gallons of syrup, I get 10 gallons for every 800 gallons of sap. I'm beat today, working now.

 

[Hippie]

Stinkie, you are a better man than I......

 

[MedPretzel]

Well, I was talking about the real stuff. Not the Aunt Jemima kind. There is a big difference, I think.

 

[RAMROD]

When will the sap stop flowing Stinkie?

 

[AAASTINKIE]

I'll pull my buckets down around the 15th of april

 

[RAMROD]

Well hang in there and be careful. Do you ever have any wildlife damage your buckets and taps?

 

[MedPretzel]

A good day. Taxes are due and sap is finished!

 

[RAMROD]

If I ever have taxes due I dont think I would call it a good day.

 

[MedPretzel]

Well, I was trying to combine something good (sap) and something bad (sarcastic)... hehehe

 

[RAMROD]

Ahh I see says the blind man.

 

[AAASTINKIE]

250 gallons today, giant flakes of snow coming down like being in a
majical forest, sap season is the best. PS went upstairs and got a
bottle of the welches my son made has agad well nice bouke' much
stronger alcohol level that the wildberry schiraz though, I'm
screwed..lol

 

[AAASTINKIE]

The weather is not cooperating this year, way too warm, after the rains
dumped all my pails on the ground yesterday, hoping for cold weather
this week need it to go below freezing at night, am way behind on
production, about 1/2 of normal so far but weather reports call for
more warm weather. I have 15 gallons of syrup now.

 

[AAASTINKIE]

Went to check on sap today but tree's have dried up for this year, pulled 170 cleaned and ready to put away.

 

[RAMROD]

Was there a big difference from what you gathered last year? Man them trees sure do have a lot of primary's attached to them! LOL

 

[AAASTINKIE]

this is the first year since I started in 1989 that I didn't get my
normal amount of syrup, I got 1/2 my normal amount but I didn't make
any the last two years so I'm going to be just fine, it's in 5 gallon
pails right now but I have the canning rig all set to go so I'll
probably hot pack some this week. The weather was way too warm, it's
cold now but the heat allowed the bacteria to seal the tap holes to
seal back up.

 

[AAASTINKIE]

Someone asked the question, doesn't that hurt the tree's??

Well, they started bitching one year and I had to regain control or else!

(Deniro in Taxi Driver)

First I cut one down to get their attention!!

I was in the center of them ******* (Chappelle on comedy central), and I had their attention!!

You talking to me??

I know you ain't talking to me!!

You talking to me????

YOU......talkin' to...ME??


Edited by: AAASTINKIE

 

[Hippie]

Looks like you need a good chainsaw!

 

[AAASTINKIE]

That big saw is a Johnsered 630 super my man! bitch (chappell)