It’s That Time of Year Again This post is an excerpt from several posts on my old blog, countrygirllifeonthefarm, but it’s the right time of year to show up again.  If you have a maple tree in your back yard you can make your own maple syrup just like we do (in a condensed version)!  It takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup or 20 gallons makes two quarts.  You could cook it off on…

It’s That Time of Year Again

Spring is just around the corner, the daffodils and crocus are blooming and the maple trees are dripping. It’s time to make maple syrup! The weather around here has been chaotic, one day warm and sunny and the next windy and bitter. That’s perfect weather for the sap to come up and drip out of the trees. This week is going to be very warm after lunch and below freezing in the mornings. Perfect!!…