The Spirit of Maple Sugaring | Photos
A collection of maple sugaring images from the annual Sap Gathering Contest at Stonewall Farm in Keene, NH, from photographer Jeffrey Newcomer.
By Jeffrey Newcomer|Feb 22 2018|
Sampling the syrup at Stonewall Farm
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Sap collection begins at Stonewall Farm.
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Harold Bigelow checks the brew.
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Foam is skimmed off the top of the boiling brew.
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The collected sap is unloaded outside the sugar house.
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“I left home at ten and got back before twelve with two and three quarters pints of sap, in addition to the one and three quarters I found collected…Had a dispute with Father about the use of my making this sugar when I knew it could be done and might have bought sugar cheaper at Holden’s. He said it took me from my studies. I said I made it my study; I felt as if I had been to a university.” Henry David Thoreau, Journal, March 21,1856
My husband and I will be making some maple syrup tomorrow. We made some last week not much but enough for us tasted good!