The one about More Syrup Info

My friend Dave, who tapped my trees, got to visit Mary's World blog yesterday and he said to add this comment. (He was unable to because of internet restrictions at his work....why was he on the internet at work....who knows?) Anyway... this is what Dave had to say about making maple syrup.

"It takes 40 gallons of sap for us to make 1 gallon of syrup. On a nice day, we
can get 5 gallons of sap from our tree! We don't use a hydrometer to measure the
final sugar level. We use our "professional" taste buds to make sure the Brix
level is 66 (66 percent solids). In the end, our syrup is 100 times better and
fresher than anything you can buy. Right now we're making Grade A
Light-to-Medium Amber syrup."

David K.