tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post2182255612264891043..comments2024-02-24T14:19:53.021-05:00Comments on Tripping Over My Roots: Sepia Saturday #272 - Agriculture - Making Maple Syrup at the Deanholm FarmAnna Matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-25144659632554911312015-03-29T23:40:38.009-04:002015-03-29T23:40:38.009-04:00A beautiful photo! I've been to upstate New Yo...A beautiful photo! I've been to upstate New York and seen the modern sugar shacks and sampled the syrup, so it's fun to see the older traditions.Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-3058377144159916952015-03-29T17:03:47.177-04:002015-03-29T17:03:47.177-04:00Mmm! REAL maple syrup - there's nothing like ...Mmm! REAL maple syrup - there's nothing like it. Mrs. Butterworth's is pretty good, but can't hold a candle to the real thing. Luckily we have some friends in Wisconsin who collect the sap & make the syrup . . . and share!!!La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-83284867367630019342015-03-29T13:57:37.835-04:002015-03-29T13:57:37.835-04:00That's a long time for a farm to remain in one...That's a long time for a farm to remain in one family :-) I had my first taste of maple syrup when I visited Canada in 1979 and I couldn't bring enough of it home. I still can't understand putting it on bacon though! Sounds like it is very labour intensive work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-12805083944487933652015-03-29T12:58:11.938-04:002015-03-29T12:58:11.938-04:00No,she doesn't, although its possible that it ...No,she doesn't, although its possible that it was a warmish day which it would need to be for the sap to be running. She was made of strong stuff, which I don't think I fully appreciated when she was alive.Anna Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900231457574329121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-13261401120660513932015-03-29T08:15:18.434-04:002015-03-29T08:15:18.434-04:00A whole foreign world to me. Thanks for sharing.
T...A whole foreign world to me. Thanks for sharing.<br />The first photo is interesting. Your grandmother doesn't look cold at all!!Boobookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-32231726493163216952015-03-29T05:35:24.643-04:002015-03-29T05:35:24.643-04:00Very interesting!
It is great to hear that the pr...Very interesting!<br /><br />It is great to hear that the property remains in the family too!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636761469099608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-6855177515322656712015-03-29T01:56:03.068-04:002015-03-29T01:56:03.068-04:00Well you've introduced me to something new thi...Well you've introduced me to something new this week. Thank you, Very interesting. - boundforozAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557443058036435775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-42458658713789384742015-03-28T19:19:01.397-04:002015-03-28T19:19:01.397-04:00It's great to have a photo of your grandmother...It's great to have a photo of your grandmother and mother during sugaring. I believe this is the first time I've seen a photo of horses pulling a work sled. It's very low to the ground. We lived in an area where maple syrup was made. We always looked forward to sugar snow, knowing that fresh maple syrup wouldn't be too far behind. Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-73321912369619871282015-03-28T12:38:24.866-04:002015-03-28T12:38:24.866-04:00Great photos of a working maple syrup process...th...Great photos of a working maple syrup process...thanks and I'm glad you kept the pictures. I love real maple syrup, and even paying such prices these days, knowing how it's made makes it worth it.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-17339919260132969932015-03-28T12:26:51.178-04:002015-03-28T12:26:51.178-04:00Hello Anne, I’m one of those people who had absolu...Hello Anne, I’m one of those people who had absolutely no idea about maple syrup production, but I do know thanks to you. Love the photos. Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962552429792516213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-72749162373114609942015-03-28T10:40:42.919-04:002015-03-28T10:40:42.919-04:00Wonderful photos. Is the farm still in the family?...Wonderful photos. Is the farm still in the family? I've never heard the term sugar bush. My grandfather always called his horse(s) Blackie.<br /><br />Helen Killeen Bauch McHarguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07042488205276127209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-33942439422204968012015-03-28T09:43:42.700-04:002015-03-28T09:43:42.700-04:00I am fascinated by the process of making maple syr...I am fascinated by the process of making maple syrup. There are quite a few colorful postcards showing it, mainly form Vermont. Here are a few I have collected and posted on my Postcard Gems blog: <br /><a href="http://postcardgems.blogspot.com/search?q=maple+sap" rel="nofollow">Maple Sap Postcards</a>Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-54953917452814839452015-03-28T08:48:42.257-04:002015-03-28T08:48:42.257-04:00An evocative post with striking photos, especially...An evocative post with striking photos, especially the first one in the snow. Like Wendy I was struck by the fact that the farm has been in the family for so long - what a history on its buildings and land. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697991371218997461.post-16881160874084796242015-03-28T08:33:44.006-04:002015-03-28T08:33:44.006-04:00That first picture makes me go "Brrrr." ...That first picture makes me go "Brrrr." It looks like sugaring didn't wait on the weather. I think it's amazing that the farm has been in the family for 150 years. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com