Too cold for the flow

Even though we had almost two solid weeks of sap flow,now Mother Nature has thrown us a curve ball and it never gets quite warm enough to let the sap run. Every day the weather says it will be a little bit warmer......we're still waiting! We have made Medium and Grade A Dark syrup so maybe this cold spell will bring on the Fancy syrup. That would be great. The robins and red-winged black birds are back and the back roads are a mess so lets have sugaring season --- again.

Sugar Snow

We have been boiling sap every day since March 13th the day it began. Wow, does it seem good to have the air filled with that wonderful steamy smell of sap slowly turning to Maple Syrup. YUM!! Yesterday and today we've had rain, sleet, and snow. Elliott says it's sugar snow. Lots of folks came to the Maple Open House weekend, Parked any where they could squeeze in and up and down the road. Even Burr's dooryard became parking some times. Had a great tour out. Thanks to all who came to see us. Stop up to the sugar house, Burr would love to visit with you. Happy Spring!

Four days and counting

Today is Wednesday and the fourth day in a row we have been boiling. What a great week, and by the looks of the weather this great sugaring streak will continue. We have been pretty busy the last couple of days, locals and tourists alike see the steam and have to stop for a look. We have some Grade A Dark Amber syrup already canned if you just can't wait for 2011 maple goodness. PLease stop by.

A beautiful sight

Burr boiled a little over the weekend and today as early as 10:00 the steam is pouring out of the sugar house. What a wonderful sight. Finally this week looks pretty good for sugaring and the men will be hard at work making some of the best you can eat, Pure Vermont Maple Syrup. Maple Open House weekend is this coming weekend so hopefully we will be boiling both days to the enjoyment of the many folks who stop in to see how its done. Happy Sugar Season!

Spring Specials

We still have bulk grade syrup and just in, Maple cotton candy. Grade B syrup in all sizes is on special with 10% off. Always fresh maple candy and maple kettle corn,so good. What a sweet place to visit. Maple Open House weekend is next week on March 19 and 20th. Pancake breakfast sat. and hotdogs and eggs boiled in sap Sun. Don't miss it.

Where is spring.

This has seemed like a really long winter this year. Just can't wait for the steam to come pouring out of the sugar house. Of course we usually have one person stop and tell us our barn is on fire, but explain to them what's happening and they seem to be interested and go up to have a look. Rain is in the forcast so it's going to warm up and hopefully freeze at night again so we can get started. Folks love to come watch the process even though they have seen it many times before.. tradition. Stop by for a creemee or Sugar-on-Snow this weekend maybe, just maybe we will be sugaring and Burr will be in his glory. Tom will keep the loads of sap coming and we'll be in business!

Rumor has it.

Well the rumor around the sugar woods is that there has been some sap running around in the sugar woods. I don't think we have seen that here at the Morse Farm but possibly this week-end we may get that sap to run! Sugaring is serious business but if you can't make fun of a tap thats a drip what can you make fun of. Hope you can all get to see the saps and drips here soon. MAPLE TIME!!!!!

Why be normal.

Talking about the weather. If we had normal weather we'd be like Florida or some other state that has predictable weather. Sun most days with a quick thunder shower once in a while,back to sunshine....normal. Unlike Vermont where one day it's sunny and nice, the next day you get three feet of snow! Today sunny again. Makes us wonder whats next. Now thats weather. Still waiting for our sugaring season to begin maybe this weekend...... all depends on the weather. We have s-o-s on Friday,Saturday, and Sundays and chocolate creemees are back. Hopefully we will have the sugar house steaming things up around here soon. Stop by and see us.