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@duluthralphie I'm sorry to hear that you are not up to making syrup this year. Take care of yourself and listen to WW.

My syrup connection passed away from cancer last fall... he is missed immensily. He was a co-worker and friend of DH's. :hit

@duluthralphie Glad to hear that you are starting to feel better - so sorry to hear that you caught Covid-19. So sad here - our maple syrup connection died from cancer last month. Sad because he was such a good friend, but also sad because his maple syrup was the best. I gave him farm fresh...

@CLSranch It sounds like your tree has damaged bark and is simply leaking sap. Do you use a weed-whacker around that tree, if so you must be hitting the tree and damaging the bark at some point. Sap can also drip down the bark from a higher injury and pool at the bottom of the tree. Sap is...

I would think that oak wouldn't be that great - with all the tannin they have. Our lake water has a nice brown tint to it because of all the oak trees. If you try it, post back and let us know how it is.

You make syrup out of the sap in the spring of the year because that is when the roots send the sugars up to the branches to grow leaves. Highest percentage of sugars in the sap at that time of the year also. Once the trees bud out, the sap is not good for syrup - it gets bitter. During the...

@duluthralphie Sorry your syrup was not all you hoped for. Bet it is still pretty tasty though!

My syrup connection just tapped his trees last weekend - I am hoping he gets enough to share. I sent a dozen eggs to him this morning, lol.

The sap is kept at a simmer to low boil so that the water will evaporate. A pressure cooker will keep the water vapor in, so it wouldn't do any good. The crock-pot on high may do OK, but you still need to be there to stir it so the sugars don't burn. And the crock-pot may not get it hot...

I hope my Maple Syrup connection is tapping trees this year. I give him my extra eggs through out the year and he gifts me with maple syrup in the spring. He makes the best maple syrup I have ever had. I had about 4 different shades of maple syrup in my cupboard last summer. I use the ample...