The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-03-30
how to Make Good Maple Sugar.

have everything all right, in order to
make good sugar, and also 10 make ii as
easily as possible. which, al best Is attend
ed by good dea! OF care, though, and
fatigue.
First. see that the tubs are all scalded
and washed on. so as to be as clean as can
be; next, the tubs to be drawn in where
teams are used, and storing tubs, well
as the boiling pans should be thoroughly
ceansed The boiling house, too,-and
nobody that makes maple sugar should be
without one,-sf ould be set in order with
pans neatly set, so as to keep out the
smoke and cinders, tho sticks and leaves
W hich get in where boiling is done in the
woods without any protection.
Next in order comes tapping the trees,
| which is avery impor ant part, and should
be carefully and neatly performed, so that
none of the sap is wasted. There are va
rious opinions about what size bit should
be used, but nv experience of many years
has convinced me that one half inch is as
good for sap as a longer one, and if any
one had metal spou,s to,ft one quarter
inch hole, made right and screwed in, it
| is IN my opinion that they wonld be
equally as good as larger. In tapping.
size OF trees should be considered /; small
or second growth should rot be bored or
topped more thar two and a half inches
deep, if il is desired. Care should be taken
not 10 drive the spout tight enough to
star: bark, as that Injuries The tree very
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use few inches under the spou, to hang
the bucket on. Care should be taken in
driving the nail so AS to prevent all acci>
dents possible.
If the nails are carelessly driven the
buckets are liable TO hang against the
spout, and after cods storm Will some>
tmvs be frozen against the spouts, which
will be loosened by taking the bucket of
the nails. II the nails are TWO low down
The wind may blow the sap on to the edge
or outside OF The bucket. Six or elghl
inches between spout and nall Is about The
night distance.
Inc quanty Of the sugar is much affect
ed BY tue uanner the sap is ;akeu care OF
| II Tue sap Is left 10 stand a number Of
days, II Is not SO good, and both the color
aud taste OF the sugar Will be materially
injured.
No one who wishes to make sugar for
market, or tor customers, should let the
zap stand IN the woods one day, II posi-
Ole 10 gather II, and II should be boiled
iulv S, rup as tasl as gathered. The syrup
should be strained into clean and sweet
pans, pals or larger tubs, with faucets, To
setlle. 1t 10 not necessary to let II stand
Que or Two Gays; but make II luto sugar
a. soon as the syrup Gao be :urued o!t put
II on TO boil adding The white OF eggs
| WIN MIX 10 collect The dirt Boil care
tu.ly, SO mat The scum viii not break and
ton II then skim well. AFTER skEuming
slIa!u through WOODEN tlaunei into the
suSallug OF pau or kettle, make y bn>k
HE and keep II up until the sugar Ia doue
! he quicker II Is boiled The less lme
there 10 for TO grain on The kellie and
burn.
| When Is is done, either ior tubs, casks,
Or u he strained oil dry, take 1t oft TIE IRE
aud let II stand d few minutes before cak
lng. 1t should not Else Tor cakes IL is
CONVENIENT to have pa!i With An old spout
on one sloe. DIP te" pounds Into .he
pail AID then pour into The lius. HE
llns can be used just as weIl without the
trouble OF pa ting On butter, lard Or drip
! ping with cold water, as there Is 10
m"lature TO mix win HE sugar, which
| tends to make the cakes porus.
Sugar for stirring should be boiled long
Ell tnan ioI cakes, and when aiken IF If
ieIt aioite. would run over. For mess OF
tort. pounds, trough twenty inches WIDE
three feet long at The bottom, sides eight
inches deep, tour feet and one half long
at the upper edge, SO that the euds Will not
be IN the way, Alter turning the sugar
INTO The trough, take new clean hoe.
and stir it enough to keep ii flom hard
eDing on the trough With little ex>
perience, no one need have any trouble
in stlrlng the sugar. if it is properly boiI>
ed. IL will be necessary to still OCCASION
~ after it becomes dry, until it is cold
enough not to cake down, then but in bar
res ready for The store room Cor 4
Y. Farmer.