![]() ![]() At that point we would pump out the sap into the other tank and go back to another part of the woods to start gathering more sap. Each team would gather until the tank was full and then drive the horses back to another tank outside the sugar shack. The teams of gatherers would typically consist of 2 – 3 people per team, one wagon fitted with a 350 gallon tank to hold the sap while gathering, and either 2 horses pulling the wagon or sometimes a tractor or sometimes a caterpillar. You were lucky to get 2 taps / pails per tree. There were several older huge trees that would have up to 6 pails hanging on each tree, but not very many trees would support that many taps. Knowing most trees that were old enough or big enough in diameter to tap, typically you could only put one pail on each tree. When I was young they were tapping about 2000 taps. My grandpa and then one of his sons, my uncle had 2 – 3 rigs out gathering sap every day. When I was growing up I remember helping gathering the sap to make the syrup. Currently I have two different cousins that make Pure Maple Syrup so I get the best of the best whenever I go watch them boiling the sap to make syrup. My great great grandparents made Pure Maple Syrup and it has passed down for generations. I grew up in Maple Syrup country not far from the Little House In The Big Woods. Enjoy as is, or crumble on top of yogurt, oatmeal, or your favorite sweet treat.
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