I have a silver maple tree out behind my shed...
It gives me the most delicious maple syrup
(with a little work on my part).
I discovered this 3 years ago.
I was browsing the internet and found
an article about making the syrup.
It said that you could tap trees
other than sugar maples.
I didn't know that!
Some others are: Sycamore, Black Walnut,
Birch, Norway Maple, and some others.
So I thought I'd give it a try.
To my surprise, it is delicious!
So I am hooked!
I look forward to this every year now!
This year has been pretty good, so far.
The temperatures have to be right
and that doesn't always happen!
I got another pint and a half last night.
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| My BFF over at Our Cozy Abode , (Lady Jane) sent me a label for my first batch of syrup. I lost that label, but I found that I could make these cute labels on the Avery site... Now I make them for all the canning that I do... |
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| Love that gold... It's a lot of work and time invested, but I think it is well worth it. And I am retired, so I have time! Plus, it is fun and I enjoy it very much! Do you have a tree that you could tap? Thank you for visiting! Have a great weekend, Everyone! 'Til next time, Love ya, Jean |
9 comments:
How fun! The syrup looks delicious, Jean. I never knew you could tap some of these trees. Growing up we had a black walnut tree in our yard.
Thanks, Mildred! I haven't tried any of the others because I only have that one tree. I revised my last post with a link about the dresses, in case you couldn't find the article.
Hi Jean ,well done for making your own syrup,the jars look so pretty with their labels xx
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM, love that color gold...... Looks so yummy. love ya
thanks for giving my blog a heads up. I will have to try that avery site. love ya, lj
How wonderful that you can make your own syrup from your own tree! I had a friend who used to live in Vermont and every year when she came to visit me, she would bring fresh maple syrup! How much I miss her and that special treat!
I had no idea, either, that other trees could be tapped. Your golden syrup looks so wonderfully delicious! You mentioned that the temperature needs to be just right, so I would imagine we are way too far south to have any luck making maple syrup here.
This is so interesting Jean! I always thought it had to be a special maple as well. Your syrup looks absolutely delicious!! I have a small Maple. It actually started from a seed from my neighbors home. Maybe someday. :)
hugs,
Jann
Yes to making your own food...safe, clean, good for you! I must have a tree I could tap and am in process of deciding which trees to plan so a maple is now on that list. Thanks!
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