Maple Sugaring Time

There have been a few days with sunshine and warmer temperatures during the day, and below freezing at night. These are just perfect conditions to tap the maple trees and collect sap. The second graders did that last week, and now are anxiously awaiting the collection bags to fill with that sweet, watery substance called sap. The boiling process will begin this week, so the children can see the sap turn into the dark, brown, thick, sweet substance called "maple syrup". We have collected about 4 gallons of sap already, so Mrs. Z. will start the process of boiling it down before the spring break. The weather did take a slight turn for the worse so the sap is not running as well, but I will collect for several more days. Let's hope the snow stops and the sun comes out to warm up the trees.