Last Saturday we drove into the country to a very popular "sugar shack" restaurant... (which was no "shack" at all)!
Our son, who had been there before, suggested we arrive when they open at 9 AM to avoid the crowds...
He was right! When we left, the line up was out the door and around the length of the building.
... and learned about making maple syrup, the modern way.
A delicious meal - and "field trip " - open for breakfast all March long - and for weddings during the rest of the year.
(Glad we didn't encounter the hungry bear that managed to dent this metal pipe with his teeth!)
Another interesting thing I've never seen... the newly collected sap pouring into a vat: I had no idea it would be this clear and white. It now needs to be reduced: Forty gallons of sap make one gallon of maple syrup.
A fun day was had by all!
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