Updated Sunday, May 04, 2014
Movies Herrick Recipes Adam Herrick Photographs
Photos by Molly McVetty
The crew, Al, Jennifer's dad, Jennifer, AJ and Susan McVetty
2014 Mike McVetty drilling hole in maple tree (years ago!) First a hole is drilled into a maple tree and a spile is
driven into the tree. ( not Molly's photo, ) A bucket is hung on the spile ...... .........and maple sap fills the bucket! Bring up the pails (note the buckets on the trees!). Even the dogs "helped".... .....love the wooden handle, and the finger nails Molly! Molly emptying the sap bucket into the gathering bucket.. AJ pouring the bucket of sap into the plastic gathering tank
mounted on Al's tractor. Susan, always running for something! The sap is brought down to the maple sugar house (Sue and Al's
house in background). Hooking up the tank to the sugar shack to empty the maple sap. AJ draining the sap into the sugar shack holding tank before
going into the evaporator. AJ keeping the fire going in the evaporator to boil down the sap to
make the maple syrup. Al working, boiling down the sap. Everything needs to be
sterile! Jen and her father and Cal. Snacks on counter. Cloth filter
and pot on upper left (one of several filters before canning). Just about syrup! The result - HOMEMADE PURE REAL MAPLE SYRUP from Sue and Al's
place!
Brenda and my weather:
Amy and Darren's weather:
Darrell and Marilyn's Weather:
Susan and Al's weather:
David and Jean's weather: Donald and Jeanne's weather: Daniel and Missy's weather in Maine
Heather and Michael's weather:
