The very first step of syrup making, tapping the trees!
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| And I putting the tap in |
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| Emily drilling the hole... |
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| roasting hotdogs |
Quite a few people came while we did our syrup making, including Jo and Joel Carter!
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| Josiah, Ruth and Jo collecting sap to be boiled down into syrup |
Daniel and his family also came that same Saturday
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| Daniel, Emily and Ruth |
The Funk kids came out on a Thursday afternoon to help gather sap, collect wood, etc.
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| Lydia gathering |
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| Esther pours sap into the jug to make it even |
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| Chris |
We use the sap thats in the pan to make our tea with, it makes it nice and sweet!
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| drinking tea. |
And of course smores are a must!
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| myself partaking of a smore! |
When Brant and Jessica came to see the process, Nathan and Landon found the riding lawn mower, and had a blast playing on it! Caroline, Gabe and Jack also enjoyed 'driving' it when they had been there.
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| Nathan taking Emily and Landon for a 'ride' |
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| Landon helping |
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| it was Brants first time seeing how we do it! |
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| taking the now almost syrup off the stove |
We had the entire family over, (minus Josh) plus, Josiah, Jo and Joel, the Funk kids, and even a small field trip for a young homeschooling family, the Hans. All on different days of course.
Most years we only get in about three, four, even five boils in, but this year we boiled seven times!
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