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Maple Syrup Time

March 24, 2011 - By Jen

Last year we had a fantastic time at the Blandford Nature Center learning how maple syrup is made.  This year we were thrilled when a mom from our homeschooling group invited us for a hands-on experience making maple syrup in their backyard.

First, the girls had samples of the sap.

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Next, it was time to collect sap from the buckets throughout the yard.  If you look carefully, you can see a drop of sap falling from the tap into the bucket.

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Kayla and Madeline were good little helpers.  Savannah and I had a hard time keeping up.

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Mrs. Miles helped the girls lift and pour the buckets, as most were very heavy.

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Here Mrs. Steinbach, the one who invited us to her house, helped the girls.

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Once collected, the sap is heated over a fire.  As the water evaporates, the syrup remains.  The heating process also changes the color from clear to brown, sort of like caramelization.

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And when they were done working, the girls had a chance to play with Mrs. Steinbach’s goats!

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A field trip like this, of course, required thank you notes.  Here is Kayla’s.

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And here is Madeline’s.

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Comments

  1. Grandma Mayes says

    March 25, 2011 at 6:08 am

    Wow what a fun day the girls had. It brings back memories of my childhood….even though I don’t remember all the details.

    Thanks for all the pictures and the story to go with them. It’s always fun when you have new posts.

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  2. Grandma Kerr says

    March 28, 2011 at 8:39 am

    It was great to see your fun day in Michigan while we were here in South Carolina. And you did a beautiful job on the thank-you notes, Kayla and Madeline. Can’t wait to see you all!

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