Guide to Maple Tapping

Julie Fryer

• 01 juli 2015
• 9781514788455

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Fun for all ages and a great way to spend time with friends and family, collecting maple sap and making your own maple syrup is easier than you think – especially with this helpful Guide to Maple Tapping. Filled with step-by-step instructions and photos, this book walks you through the entire process from tapping a tree to enjoying your first stack of pancakes. Whether you’re a beginner or a lifelong sugarmaker, you’ll find essential information including: • Identifying and selecting the best trees. This updated Second Edition also includes a chapter on tapping and making syrup from non-sugar maple trees such as boxelder, birch, and walnut. • Assembling your supplies and prepping your very own sugar shack • Drilling the taphole and multiple ways to collect sap • Filtering instructions and advice on storage • Complete directions and tips for boiling sap into syrup • Recipes and cooking ideas for using pure maple syrup • Interviews, anecdotes, and advice from professional sugarmakers and lifelong hobbyists • Interesting facts, tips, and much, much more!