Maple Sugaring

In late March we visited our friends the Janisch Brothers at their syrup house in Wisconsin. They were just wrapping up their maple syrup production for the year. The sap runs best when the nights are below freezing and the days are warm.

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Open for Business
Open for Business
 The Janisches' House
The Janisches' House
 Connie Rings the Bell
Connie Rings the Bell
Sap drips into buckets
Sap drips into buckets
 Buckets are dumped into collecting barrels
Buckets are dumped into collecting barrels
 Hoses run from barrels down to syrup house
Hoses run from barrels down to syrup house
Smoke rises from syrup house
Smoke rises from syrup house
 Closeup of bucket
Closeup of bucket
 Woodstove boils syrup.
Woodstove boils syrup.
Steam rises from boiling pan
Steam rises from boiling pan
 Big evaporator
Big evaporator
 Donald talks with Mr. Janisch
Donald talks with Mr. Janisch
Gauges
Gauges
 Face carved from maple burl
Face carved from maple burl
 Learning how it works
Learning how it works
Syrup Spigot
Syrup Spigot
 Very Hot
Very Hot
 The sap in the boiling pan
The sap in the boiling pan
Close-up of Boiling Sap
Close-up of Boiling Sap
 Donald closes the wood stove
Donald closes the wood stove
 Syrup Poster
Syrup Poster
Wood is their only fuel
Wood is their only fuel
 Deadwood from maple trees, stacked and ready.
Deadwood from maple trees, stacked and ready.