Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-08

llcu on IN this vicinity.
our friends seemed surprised that a
sugar eat was unknown to us and
assured us that the novelty and the
sugar season would be enjoyable
AS warmer days of spring came we
heard Of sugar being made in a few
early places and had sent to us
some little heart shaped cakes. the
first sugar of the season"
Sunny days grew warmer and than
came our first invitation ITO eat wax
and sugar upon II certain evening at
the home Of our friends the BIS.
The syrup which had been made at
camp was put on the kitchen stove ard
when it boiled the sweet odor pene-
trated the room where we were Thcv
we were invited out to the kitchen that
we might See all the details Of a sugar
! cat"
The syrup was in n great pan some
thing like a giant baking pan covering
four covers of the large range; al
though not as deep as q wash boiler
| think it held more.
The syrup foamed up as it boiled but
would sink back at IA touch: the touch
of spoon or piece of fat pork, kept
1t from boiling over
After watching the syrup we .'et
turned to the sitting room and Were
soon invited to the table.
| on the table there were pans of clean
snow packed down hard and smooth,
one pan to each couple. a pitcher of
water. glasses, spoons and forks and
| saucers of hot maple syrup.
Being rovices we We're initiated by
one of the party who dipping the syrup
from her saucer With a spoon dropped
it over the snow. j Immediately
hardens into luscious wax and is taken
up With a fork. Beyond this point 40
instruction is needed unless il may De
the information that after one has
eaten all that seems possible, one may
by drinking cold water or eating
little snow he enabled to start anew.
The syrup is dropped al over tn
pan in different shapes as one may
fancy-dots large and small, strips
long and Shorthand / cannot describe
how pretty the golden wax looks On
the pure white snow nor how delicious
it tastes.
The saucers We're promptly replen
ished from the supply kept hot in the
kitchen.
Having been given a description De
fore our coming We We're not so unple-
pared as was a collegian who was one oi
the guests at a sugar party here. At the
table he coniidentially remarked to his
neighbor there: Say don't say any
thing. but this is one of Blanks trees
isn't it? The sugar is under the snow
isn't it ."
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