Email notices

[Oldpath05]

Almost seem's like some people are scared of scientific facts or email notices still not working.
Think I just dodged a bullet, the other night I was gonna make some quick desert, toast&syrup on top, but my 5 yr. old $25.00 toaster had a major break down. The plastic up&down button broken into, since I didn't have $400.00 for another toaster, I got out some quick drying super glue, with some precise engineering I repaired this family heirloom and was able to have some world renown Maine made maple syrup on toast.

 

[Wagtail]

I received one (1) email notice this morning. A teasing when I consider the number of threads I'm subscribed to.

Good to hear, Oldpath05, that you were able to repair your 5yo toaster! Proof that 21st Century toaster technology is not the redundant, throw-away, manufactured garbage we've been led to believe. At least to us old-school "I can fix that" innovators.

 

[Oldpath05]

I received one (1) email notice this morning. A teasing when I consider the number of threads I'm subscribed to.

Good to hear, Oldpath05, that you were able to repair your 5yo toaster! Proof that 21st Century toaster technology is not the redundant, throw-away, manufactured garbage we've been led to believe. At least to us old-school "I can fix that" innovators.

I got one email notice from a thread that I posted on twice, over a week ago, but no notice from this thread.

So it must be summer time down under now, hey? I finally got a cold day here, digital thermometer read 2 above, mercury one said -4 degrees, when I step outside my body read cold, glad I had an inside job.

 

[sixdogs]

Having lived in Maine for decades and spent a lot of time in the woods near the Quebec border, I can offer some commentary on maple syrup. I haven't been there in 15 years but around St Pamphile, it was common knowledge that Maine sap and syrup was tubed to or into Quebec to be boiled down. Then it was sold as Canadian syrup even though it was from Maine. I would have to think the same was going on in New Hampshire and Vermont. Point is, you can't be sure where syrup is coming from unless you make it yourself or know the producer.

In Ohio now, the Amish seem to tap anything. I've seen a few sugar maples but mostly swamp or red maple and trees that aren't even maple. It's very acceptable syrup and difficult to tell which is which syrup. Maybe they blend it but it tastes fine to me. The Amish syrup is $25 a gallon and "Canadian" syrup is $11 a quart ($44 gallon) at Costco or Sam's club. For the convenience I usually buy the Costco syrup but get the Amish when I can.

The best syrup, in my opinion was the very light colored "first run" syrup that comes at the start of the sugaring season. It's not as tasty as the darker or amber syrups but sure is good. It's usually just blended in so you have to know someone or ask for it in advance.


On toasters, I've been giving the stink eye to my Cuisinart two slicer every time I walk by and it knows it. I'm now engaged in a quest of a toaster and am beginning to think the Hamilton Beach ($18-Costco) might be it. Still to soon to call but it gets great reviews. That will leave $382 left over for either syrup or another tractor implement.

 

[PILOON]

In many cases the darker syrup is either somewhat smoke influenced,
Another factor is boiling a bit longer will cause it to darken as it gets denser.
Technically there is a specific gravity whereby the syrup is considered 'ready'.

Come spring we often find sales of syrup at $5.00/ 16 oz tin. ($20./gal), (and that is cdn $$) my guess is the sale syrup is probably last years surplus but who cares.
Try maple syrup on a scoop of ice cream, real nice!

 

[sixdogs]

We freeze extra syrup and have kept some for more than five years and it's as good as new.

Nothing beats maple syrup on ice cream. If you never had it, do yourself a favor and try it. You lucky Canadians have the best vanilla ice cream. I'm thinking LaVal is the brand name but there are many brands and I never had a bad one.

 

[Wagtail]

I got one email notice from a thread that I posted on twice, over a week ago, but no notice from this thread.

So it must be summer time down under now, hey? I finally got a cold day here, digital thermometer read 2 above, mercury one said -4 degrees, when I step outside my body read cold, glad I had an inside job.

Same here, Mate. One random email notice... and from a thread that doesn't particularly interest me any more.

Yep, it's summer down here. We got all the hay in within 8 days 'working'... only one cutting is possible here in Tassie so it's very important to get it cut & in quickly. You only get one shot at it for your winter feed. It was 34*C on New Years Eve (my BD, yeah me!) and then has turned cool (20-22*C) ever since.

 

[murphy1244]

We freeze extra syrup and have kept some for more than five years and it's as good as new.

Nothing beats maple syrup on ice cream. If you never had it, do yourself a favor and try it. You lucky Canadians have the best vanilla ice cream. I'm thinking LaVal is the brand name but there are many brands and I never had a bad one.

The best syrup I've had was Shagbark Hickory from Ashland Ohio. Real good stuff and sweet.

 

[Oldpath05]

Having lived in Maine for decades and spent a lot of time in the woods near the Quebec border, I can offer some commentary on maple syrup. I haven't been there in 15 years but around St Pamphile, it was common knowledge that Maine sap and syrup was tubed to or into Quebec to be boiled down. Then it was sold as Canadian syrup even though it was from Maine. I would have to think the same was going on in New Hampshire and Vermont. Point is, you can't be sure where syrup is coming from unless you make it yourself or know the producer.

In Ohio now, the Amish seem to tap anything. I've seen a few sugar maples but mostly swamp or red maple and trees that aren't even maple. It's very acceptable syrup and difficult to tell which is which syrup. Maybe they blend it but it tastes fine to me. The Amish syrup is $25 a gallon and "Canadian" syrup is $11 a quart ($44 gallon) at Costco or Sam's club. For the convenience I usually buy the Costco syrup but get the Amish when I can.

The best syrup, in my opinion was the very light colored "first run" syrup that comes at the start of the sugaring season. It's not as tasty as the darker or amber syrups but sure is good. It's usually just blended in so you have to know someone or ask for it in advance.


On toasters, I've been giving the stink eye to my Cuisinart two slicer every time I walk by and it knows it. I'm now engaged in a quest of a toaster and am beginning to think the Hamilton Beach ($18-Costco) might be it. Still to soon to call but it gets great reviews. That will leave $382 left over for either syrup or another tractor implement.

LOL, that was good a read. Sap might be like wood, countless truck's take logs to Canada, then they bring it back all sawed up and delivered to HD.
I've been thinking about getting/buying/making another sap stove and start making syrup again, been 3 year's since I did that.

$382.00 would make a good dent for me in a tractor implement that I'd like to have, I' with you on that.

 

[Oldpath05]

By the looks of things, everybody else's email notices must be working, guess I'll go look for the kerosene heater for the garage thread, if there is one.