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The sugar content of the sap harvested determines how long and how much sap must be boiled to make a gallon of syrup. The sugar content of sap is typically between 2 and 2.75% meaning that it usually takes 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup.
The Sap is Running!
Written by Emma Marvin   
Friday, 26 February 2010 10:19

After a snowstorm on Wednesday left us with more than a foot of snow, temperatures have warmed and the sap is running.  Last night the temperatures didn't go below freezing and as a result we have a "flood" of sap this morning.  The first run is always exciting, and especially so for us this season.  Over the past year we've made major infrastructure improvements including additional sap storage and reverse osmosis capacity.  These changes should allow us to make more syrup, but right now it means extra preparations for the first boil.

 
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