The sap has been running for the last few days. Some trees were running good, others not so good. Wish I had more time off work, and a better place to tap trees and cook syrup. It was a lot of work, especially with the deep, wet snow, but I made about 2 quarts. Mine turned out extra smokey this year. VERY tastey stuff!
Now is still a good time to collect sap. Even if you only get a small amount of sap, it makes a refreshing drink right out of the bucket, a really good pot of tea or coffee, or use it to cook chicken, pork, carrots, beans, sweet potatoes, etc.
To cook with it, the sap should be boiled down for a while first, so it sweetens up. If you like candied yams at all, try boiling some sap until it starts turning brown, then toss in large chunks of sweet potato. Simmer until they get real soft, and the liquid is getting thicker. YUUUUUUUMMMY!
