On the brink of the season....and details about Maine Maple Weekend
The most exciting time of the year in the maple world is nearly upon us. We've been working non-stop tying up loose ends before the...
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schanzfamilymaple
- Feb 3
- 1 min
How to get through a cold snap in Maine...or anyplace else--(aka "A Perfect Cup of Hot Cocoa")
Find a good sized mug. Place 1 heaping tablespoon of baking cocoa (preferrably DARK baking cocoa) in the bottom of the mug. Pour 1 to 2...
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schanzfamilymaple
- Jan 24
- 2 min
A winter update....and a DELICIOUS twist on French toast
It's the middle of winter here in Maine. Sometimes Maine winters can be brutal. This year, not so much. (Though it's probably a bit...
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Dawn
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
Pumpkin Pancakes
It's November. November! How did that even happen? Summer is gone, and autumn is well under way. It's been a lovely autumn so far. ...
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schanzfamilymaple
- Jul 27, 2022
- 2 min
Summery Maple Syrup Ideas...
(Maple syrup is an all-season treat, but summer lends itself to some of our favorite combinations. Read on for more!) Summer is in full...
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schanzfamilymaple
- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
July Miscellany
Maine summers are fleeting things. It seems like we spend nine-tenths of the year waiting for them. And when they come, they fly by at...
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schanzfamilymaple
- Jun 16, 2022
- 1 min
June on the Homestead
Enjoy a photo dump of June here on our little piece of Maine. Hope June is just as beautiful wherever you are!
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schanzfamilymaple
- May 10, 2022
- 2 min
Spring in the sugar bush...and what IS a sugar bush?
Sometimes when we are talking about the sugar bush, we have to stop and explain what exactly a sugar bush is. It's a term used to...
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schanzfamilymaple
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
In the books...
This always happens. By the time maple season is over, we are so behind on life in general, that the whirlwind of catching up has to run...
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schanzfamilymaple
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
Nearing the end...
I'm looking out the office window at a slope still mostly covered with snow, but April is here, and though we haven't had any...
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schanzfamilymaple
- Mar 31, 2022
- 2 min
Mid-Season Update
Today is the last day of March. Here in Maine spring is an unpredictable season. Sometimes "sapping season" is very short and...
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schanzfamilymaple
- Mar 19, 2022
- 2 min
This and That...2022 Maple Season
Oh, the good intentions! I didn't mean to go so long without posting anything on here. Life has a way of doing that. But here we are...
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- Apr 21, 2021
- 3 min
Fancy Pancakes
Pancakes are probably hands down the most popular food to have with maple syrup. There's just something about a stack of hot flapjacks...
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- Apr 17, 2021
- 3 min
Another Season Done
Maple syrup season is officially finished for 2021. We called it a wrap the day after our last blog post. The sap was still running,...
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- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
Still going...
It's a beautiful 67 degree day here in Western Maine, and though the sap is still running in the sugar bush, the season is definitely...
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- Mar 20, 2021
- 2 min
Hello 2021!
Our blog posts ended rather abruptly last year. Everything turned COVID crazy, and life in general turned pretty crazy. We ended the...
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- Mar 27, 2020
- 2 min
Season Update
We always say that you never know how a sapping season is going to go until it's over. Ours isn't over, but never in our wildest dreams...
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- Mar 6, 2020
- 1 min
Odds & Ends
We've boiled a few times and must have over 10 gallons of syrup now. Some of it is bottled, some of it is in the bottler waiting to be...
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- Feb 26, 2020
- 1 min
First Boil!
Our first run of the season came very early for us! Our 800 gallon holding tank was nearly half full of sap this morning. We finished...
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- Feb 23, 2020
- 1 min
Tapping Day!
Lots of activity in the sugarbush yesterday--300 taps on the vacuum line put in...whew! The rest of our taps are buckets and a small...
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