Hello Friends,
We have finished up our collecting and cooking down of the maple sap into syrup. I thought I would show you in photos the process. Do remember this is a fun hobby for my husband, there are more professional / high tech ways of doing this. He enjoys collecting the sap from our two trees for fun and does it the old fashioned way.
It is a fun way to welcome in spring.
He will tap the tree, as you see in the above photo.
The sap is collected in the bags.
Once we have enough sap for cooking down, my husband starts the process outside. You slowly cook down the sap until it starts to sugar up and makes syrup.
My husband brings in the sap and finishes it off in the house. He can watch it close with a candy thermometer.
I help him put it in jars and we give it a quick hot water bath to seal the lids of the jars.
The finished product, fresh Wisconsin maple syrup from our backyard.
We celebrate with a fresh maple syrup sundae.
Amazing! And that sundae looks delish!
ReplyDeleteOoooh, I can only imagine how good that sundae was! And your very own homegrown syrup, fabulous.
ReplyDeleteThat is impressive!! Not to mention delicious! I think that would be such a fun hobby! Happy Monday to you -
ReplyDeleteThat is so interesting. Thanks for sharing this with us. It sounds like a process, but look at that maple syrup sundae! I liked seeing it cooking and bubbling. This is really something, Carla. A happy week to you. : )
ReplyDeleteI cannot even imagine how that tastes. I imagine it is wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteYum! So how much will each tree make?
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for sharing the details and photographs with us ... very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that sundae tasted amazing.
All the best Jan
I just loved seeing how you and your hubby do this teamwork, Carla. I’ll bet your maple syrup is fabulous. My late beloved and I used to make Christmas Jam together every year, and now I have to do it by myself.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like quite a process, but I bet it's super yummy when it's all done and bottled.
ReplyDeleteHow fascinating. I am glad you wrote a post about the maple sap and syrup. I thought there was a lot more to the process. How wonderful to have your own maple syrup!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful you can make your own syrup. Looks very tasty. Janice
ReplyDeleteThis is so great Carla you can make your own syrup. That sundae looks delish. Have a great week. Hugs. Kris
ReplyDeleteThis is so neat and so very rewarding for you all. Thanks for sharing the process Carla. I had no clue as to how this was done. You've got syrup to enjoy all year long... Very Interesting...
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! I enjoyed reading about the process. I bet that sundae was extra special when using your very own syrup! Way to be awesome!
ReplyDeleteWhen we head to our summer home, we live very close to a Maple Syrup Farm. I buy their syrup all the time. We love it.
Hope you had a wonderful Easter.
Happy Tuesday!
I know that you've shared that your husband enjoys collecting the sap for syrup, but the process is so interesting. I'm always floored by the fact that your maple syrup comes from your own backyard. I wish more of our food did...lucky lady!!
ReplyDeleteThat bag looks pretty full. It also looks and sounds delicious. What a wonderful treat.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing these photos and the process of us! Just so cool to get your own maple syrup! I love the photos of the syrup in the glass jars!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing the process and I'm sure it's delicious!
ReplyDeleteIt is so cool to see the process! It reminds me of Little House On the Prairie. A maple syrup sundae? Yes please!
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