Sunday, April 7, 2013

Sweet Sunday

This afternoon I went over to the Sugar Shack to take a few pictures. Thanks to their Facebook page, I knew they'd be boiling today; in fact, it was likely the last weekend they'll be boiling this year. As always, walking up and seeing the steam pouring out of the building was a happy moment:


Rather than a wood-burning machine, they're now using an oil-burning evaporator, which allows them to be much more productive while going through a lot less fuel:



I wish there was some way to somehow attach the amazingly sweet smell of the steam coming off the evaporator—there's nothing else like it on earth:


Drawing off some syrup:


Getting ready to test the liquid's specific gravity with a hydrometer


They also use a new filtration system that sends the syrup through a series of chambers:


The sweet result. Trust me—if you've never tasted fresh maple syrup, especially when it's still warm from the machine, you're missing out on one of life's purest pleasures:

2 comments:

  1. Nice! The steam rising up to the rafters is an especially nice picture.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I was there last weekend, too. I think it was Saturday and took some pictures as well. I had three samples of warm maple syrup. Yummy!

    ReplyDelete