TheShovler3's WunderBlog

Maple Syrup Shenanigans Recipie Addendum

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:08:00 GMT

LinkThats the packet from last year... still looking to compile new ones. 3-22-09 finished up 5 gallons of syrup this morning filtered and its in the canner now ready to be bottled. I re bored some of the holes in hopes to extend them a bit. The almost 70 degree day dried them up quicker then normal. Regardless of sap flow the season will be done on Tuesday/ Wednesday. exactly a 3 week season... last year it was more like 7-8. I estimated that i will end up making 1...
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Antique Bottle Digging/Hunting

Wed, 7 May 2008 04:13:00 GMT

Recently, while in the woods cleaning up and looking for composted leaves i ran into an old Pepsi Bottle i dated it back to 1963 making it 45 years old. This peaked my interest.I'm really starting to get into it, i was out at my girlfriends house in her woods at the site of a old house where i found a bottle that read Scott's Emulsion and had an embossed man carrying a huge cod over his should and on the bottom it said 'Cod Liver Oil' The company was started in 1876...
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Maple Syrup Price change/ Maple Syrup Home Stretch

Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:20:00 GMT

Update June 6th---- in a week i will have hard maple candies for sale as well as granulated maple sugar. Let me know if there is any interest!Just wondering if any of you would have an interest in Maple Cream or Granulated Maple sugar. If i had enough interest i would consider making some up. Maple Cream is much like peanut butter in consistency and is spread on toast, muffins and the like. Granulated maple sugar is bigger grained than traditional sugar and used in ...
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Its Maple Syruping time again!

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:21:00 GMT

UPDATE 2.3.08 A four tap tree at the farm is pictured below.Sap collecting vehicle for the farm. Carries 80 gallons at a time.Another large tree at the farm poses for the camera.Sap Streams from the tap into the bucket! Crystal Clear just as it should be.___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________Hello everyone! Its about time for me to start tapping the Maple tr...
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Gardeing Here we come.

Thu, 24 May 2007 02:03:00 GMT

Will post pictures soon. Last week i planted 30 tomatoe plants 9 cherry toms, 10 egg plant, 20 zuks, 10 yellow squash,15 green bell peppers, 15 yellow bell, 10 hot peppers. 10 watermelon plants 5 yellow, 5 red crimson sweet. Planted potatoes and leeks in another garden. Had trouble due to sun scald any tips, a lot of my tomatoes were damaged. Some permanently others look like they might come back.Anyone got any gardening experiences good and bad?Also planted 50 str...
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