Homemade maple syrup 🍁

That’s right, if you have a maple tree in your yard, you can make maple syrup! We’ve been doing this for 10 years and I look forward to it each spring.

There are several different ways to collect the sap, we came up with this and it works really well for us. Using the buckets with these enclosed lids reduces the amount of particles that fall in.

Ideal temps for collecting sap are freezing temperatures at night and thawing temperatures during the day.

Once your 5 gallon bucket is full, run it through a cheesecloth a few times and move to a large pot. The way you boil it is a personal preference. We have a small operation going on so I usually boil it in the garage in an electric burner or inside. It does cause a lot of steam to boil it inside. If you have a lot of sap, you can make an outside fire.

Throughout the day check on your sap and continue to add more. Once it starts forming a brown hue and is a small enough of sap, move to a smaller sauce pan. Run through a cheesecloth once more. Pop a candy thermometer in and watch carefully. Although it takes hours and hours to boil the sap, once it gets to this step it ends quickly.

Once the thermometer reaches 219, it is good to go. Research the temp where you live, as it is different in each region.

Once cooked and placed in the fridge where it can last up for a year. Enjoy!

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[TraceyAOK]

OMG! You’re so fortunate to be able to do this. It’s ridiculously expensive in the uk. The cheaper stuff is diluted with another syrup, so pure maple syrup is a joy.

[t.l.]

It creates more than just steam, every surface in that house is gonna be sticky after boiling down the sap. Don't do this at home folks!! Or at least, not inside 😂

[bertiesgirl]

So how much does that 5gallon bucket make? Just the one jar?

[GoddexxJae]

Love the Ariana Grande oven mits 🙏🏻🙏🏻💖💖😆😆

[myacrylicjourney]

So will the next 10 days in Wisconsin still work to try this?

[pootinhammer]

i wonder how long this would take if i just set it on top of the wood atove instead of using up evergy on the stove

[Rae-cheese]

Don't do this inside! You're going to have a sticky ceiling and walls, not to mention the fan above the stove. And the ants! Just get a cheap camping burner and do it outside.

[saraalb]

So thats how maple 🍁 syrup is made 🤔 😅 i thought it naturally looks brown 😅

[themindset]

For how long does it have to boil? Are you aware of energy prices ma'am? 💀

[NA_Impreza]

I don’t live in the us, but the question is, is it worth the electricity bill to do it continuously or to buy maple syrup.

Honestly curious