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| Maple syrup begins as sap in a maple tree. The tree is tapped with a drill to make a small hole for the spout to be inserted. It takes from 35-50 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup depending on how much maple sugar content is there. The sap is collected in a large holding tank and then poured into an evaporator. The evaporator boils out most of the water leaving behind pure maple syrup. The syrup is then put into jugs and is ready to eat. |  |
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| The evaporator is heated with dry hard wood. |  |
| Black wood smoke and white steam from evaporating sap mark the start of the season. |  |
| The new evaporator is much more efficient. |  |
| The sugar house is busy this time of year. |  |
| New syrup is ready. |  |
| Bryan samples the syrup to make sure it has the proper sugar content. |  |
The hydrometer floats on the red line... Perfect! |
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| New Snowflake bottles are filled. |  |
| Work continues into the night... |  |