17 Mar Thu 2011
My Cup Runneth Over...
Well, my Cup may not be running over, but my
Maple Sap Tanks sure were!
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| Before I got the hose on it, the sap was POURING onto the ground! |
I didn't collect sap for two days because the weather was cool and there just wasn't that much. I felt it just wasn't worth the time and gas expenditure. Today, I substitute taught at the high school, and as I drove home I swung by to check the sap collection tank close to my home. As I drove up, what did I see? Precious liquid gold - maple sap - was pouring out the top of the tank onto the ground!
I ran home as fast as I could, changed into my outside work clothes, jumped into the truck and rushed down to pump that precious sap!
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| An almost full to the top tank. |
I had to make two trips to get all of the sap. Along the way I had a few mishaps - like overflowing the tank in the back of the truck and spillingsome sap!
When I got to the unloading point this is what I ended up with.
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Yup, that sticker says 550 gallons! That tank was tilted, but I figured I had about 525 gallons of sap at 2.1 percent sugar content!
The chickens love the longer days and have been coming on laying. I've been collecting about a dozen eggs, more or less, each day. I'll be putting my "eggs for sale" sign out!
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| A happy Pants On The Ground surrounded by his hens. |
Sharon_1
07:50 AM EDT