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Gary

wrote:
>
> Sqwertz wrote:
> >Nevermind that maple syrup is made by boiling maple sap for hours.
>
> Actually maple sap is not boiled, it's barely simmered... and for
> days.

Commercial maple syrup is probably boiled rapidly in a container
that also has mechanism to constant stir it.

My inlaws made some in their barn one spring. In Galway, NY. -
Isn't that somewhat close to you, Sheldon? They cooked it in
their barn vs kitchen with a propane burner because they didn't
want the smell in their house for days.

Anyway, they told me about it. I don't know what size pot they
used but I think they only made one gallon. They (just 2 of them)
had to be in there to stir it almost constantly and add more sap
as necessary. They had to sleep in shifts to keep it going.

It took them 2-3 days to make the syrup. It takes about 45
gallons of sap reduced to make 1 gallon of syrup.

They never did that again. The general store right down the
street sold local maple syrup for about $8 per quart (1998
price). Much easier to pay $32 per gallon than spend days of all
you time to make it 'for free'.