R-pod Owners Forum : Seeing Progress http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Miscellaneous / Off-topic : Seeing Progress Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 01:53:46 +0000 Sun, 26 Mar 2017 19:21:55 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9514 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Seeing Progress : My son made some of the birch... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89980#89980 Author: Leo B
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Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 7:21pm

My son made some of the birch syrup last year, he did say it was double the work. Y gave a couple bottles to some of the people at the bait stands down at Cape Hatteras and they really liked it.]]> Sun, 26 Mar 2017 19:21:55 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89980#89980 Seeing Progress : BTW Doug, still looking for an... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89967#89967 Author: jato
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Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 4:48pm

BTW Doug, still looking for an updated picture.  The ones we saw last fall, from the rock wheel and all the other ones were great!]]> Sun, 26 Mar 2017 16:48:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89967#89967 Seeing Progress : You could give it a try Doug.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89966#89966 Author: jato
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Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 4:47pm

You could give it a try Doug.  I was surprised years ago when a friend of ours brought some clear syrup and told me to try it.  Had a faint taste and was very sweet.  When he told me what it was, I thought he was pulling my leg, but found out that it was for real . .. . . . . . . . . birch syrup!  A lot of work at the ratio was 60 gallons sap for 1 gallon of finished product!  Still prefer maple syrup, much more of a robust flavor!]]> Sun, 26 Mar 2017 16:47:11 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89966#89966 Seeing Progress : LOVE the real stuff (the candy... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89909#89909 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 26 Mar 2017 at 10:15am

LOVE the real stuff (the candy too).  I have been known to take it with me to restaurants and pancake dinners since usually only the fake stuff is available there (or 50/50 fake/real).

I've considered trying my hand at making some from the red maples on my property, I don't have any sugar maples.  But I'm always so busy in March...
]]> Sun, 26 Mar 2017 10:15:58 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89909#89909 Seeing Progress : We didn't get that warm back... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89746#89746 Author: Leo B
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Posted: 23 Mar 2017 at 3:25pm

We didn't get that warm back then, the people I talked to said it was going to be a good year. My son and grand kids usually make a few gallons each year.
Shold be fun.
]]> Thu, 23 Mar 2017 15:25:40 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89746#89746 Seeing Progress : Leo, the last year I made maple... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89703#89703 Author: jato
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Posted: 22 Mar 2017 at 8:52pm

Leo, the last year I made maple syrup was 2015, collected 700 gallons of sap and ended up with 16.5 gallons of syrup.  Hopefully it will last for awhile.  Did you get that warm snap about 4 weeks ago?  Here we had temps in the 60's and the lows were in the upper 40's, put a hurt on sap collection, as sugar content of the sap was down to only 1%, and with an extended warm spell, the sugar may have started turning to starch.  Fortunately it only lasted about 4 days but a lot of people around here got pretty nervous!]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:52:15 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89703#89703 Seeing Progress : It should be, talked to someone... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89692#89692 Author: Leo B
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Posted: 22 Mar 2017 at 7:05pm

It should be, talked to someone today that runs a sugar operationand they said the sap is really running.
Don't forget the Maple sugar candies too!
]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2017 19:05:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89692#89692 Seeing Progress : Hopefully, it will be a good maple... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89670#89670 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 22 Mar 2017 at 2:46pm

Hopefully, it will be a good maple sugar season. We will be up in Vermont in July and will likely be picking up some more maple syrup. Anyway, got to get some good maple cremees also.Big smile]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2017 14:46:18 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89670#89670 Seeing Progress : Winter is starting to break, soon... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89664#89664 Author: Leo B
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Posted: 22 Mar 2017 at 1:08pm

Winter is starting to break, soon it will be mud season. Maple sugar season is starting and hopefully it will be time for podding soon!]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:08:52 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9514&PID=89664#89664