Wildcat Creek Brick Company

Thursday, March 1, 2012

My barn construction progress update for 3/1/12



A quick photo update of my barn construction progress for 3/1/12. The first trusses are set.

Maple Syrup









This past weekend William and I boiled down 30+ gallons of maple sap over a wood fire. The day was cool and breezy, but the fire kept us warm. Early on we decided to put a lid over the large boiling pot of sap in order to prevent smoke and ashes from ruining the taste of our syrup. It took us about 7 hrs to reduce by boiling the sap down to about 4 gallons of sweet water.


We finished boiling the sap indoors over the stovetop. The final result was about 3 and 1/2 quarts of very tasty 100% homemade maple syrup. YUM!!!