Maple Sugaring

Vermont Edition looks at the history of Maple Sugaring as far back as the 1600s with author Betty Ann Lockhart, author of Maple Sugarin' in Vermont: A Sweet History. Share your photos of making or enjoying maple syrup. Send them to vermontedition@vpr.net.

"Maple Sugaring History And Traditions", from Vermont Edition 3/9/2010.

Send your photos of sugaring to vermontedition@vpr.net.

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Snow Hill Farm, Westford, VT Greg Carter	Snow Hill Farm, Westford, VT Greg Carter	Snow Hill Farm, Westford, VT Greg Carter	Snow Hill Farm, Westford, VT Greg Carter	It's time to look for Sugar Maple Flowers, Betty & Don Lockhart, Charlotte, VT
Turkey Hill Farm in Randolph Center Photo by Keven Ring Brookfield, VT	Kibbee Rd Brookfield, Vt Photo by Keven Ring	Vermont Maple Festival Fun, Betty and Don Lockhart, Charlotte, VT	Tubing in the woods, Betty & Don Lockhart, Charlotte, VT	One last drip, Betty Ann & Don Lockhart, Charlotte, VT
Our good friends' back yard sugaring operations on North Champlain in down town Burlington, VT. At last count, a couple of pints of syrup from two - townie trees! - Photo: Moe Sarte	Siegrist's sugar house in Westford. Photo by Eric Johnson	Wyatt gives Papa buckets. Peru, Vermont		A student-run sugaring operation at Sterling College in Craftsbury Vermont Photos: Dan Pittenger
Dan Pittenger	Dan Pittenger	Dan Pittenger	Dan Pittenger	Dan Pittenger
Dan Pittenger	Dan Pittenger	Dan Pittenger	Photo: Cheryl Willoughby	Photo: Cheryl Willoughby
Photo: Cheryl Willoughby	Love the reflection made on the droplet of sap, hope you do as well. Noah, Willem and Keven Ring in Brookfield	Photo: Cheryl Willoughby	The McGrath/Cramer family and friends at the Sugar Shed in Waitsfield Photos: Stephanie Cramer
Keegan & Kaileigh	Keegan taking an early sample	Michael McGrath stirring the sap	Family friend Rachel taking a pour test	Stephanie Cramer does the smell test
Friends Rachel and Luke with the finished product	Tapping at Judd's Wayeeses Farms in Morgan, VT	Boiling		A few of about 500 taps. Ted and Josie, Sudbury, Vermont
Josie Ritter on the lines. The near horse is Clayton (aka Medium Amber) and Fancy in harness. Ted and Josie, Sudbury, Vermont	Ted Russell on the lines. Ted and Josie, Sudbury, Vermont	A good, clear run. Ted and Josie, Sudbury, Vermont	Hauling buckets to do the tapping at Lymrock Farm, Benson, Vermont. Quiet a racket. Ted Russell and Josie Ritter, Sudbury, Vermont	Weathersfield. Betty Smith
Browns Farm, Weathersfield Vt. Gregory Brown	Meadowbrook Farm, Proctorsville. Stacia Spaulding	Meadowbrook Farm, Proctorsville. Stacia Spaulding	Wood-fired furnace. Meadowbrook Farm, Proctorsville. Stacia Spaulding	Vent. Meadowbrook Farm, Proctorsville. Stacia Spaulding
Smokestack made from recycled maple barrels. Meadowbrook Farm, Proctorsville. Stacia Spaulding	"Cheapskate sap bucket." Don Perley	Chiappinelli Farms in Georgia. Zimram Productions	Afternoon Boiling. Smokey House Center, Danby. Mark Raishart	Stacks. Smokey House Center, Danby. Mark Raishart
4 by 12. Smokey House Center, Danby. Mark Raishart	Sunset in Danby. Smokey House Center. Mark Raishart	Jesse Peters's home rig in Westminster, VT. Cooker built by Jack Peters from a 55 Gal. Drum, Pan built by Malcolm Guild. 5 gallons made last year. Jesse Peters, Westminster	Syrup about to take off. Jesse Peters, Westminster	Syrup about to take off. Jesse Peters, Westminster
The telltale smoke from a sugar house. Jane Lindholm	Gone is the old wood boiler. Jane Lindholm	Sweet steam inside the sugar house. Jane Lindholm	Whatever the technology, sugaring can still be a party. Jane Lindholm	Jars of syrup samples of all different grades. Jane Lindholm
Sap! Valley View Farm, Georgia. Liz Hollenbach	VT National Guard flying over our sugar house, Valley View Farm, Georgia. Liz Hollenbach	Merck Forest, Rupert. Michelle Jeffery	Merck Forest, Rupert. Michelle Jeffery	Merck Forest, Rupert. Michelle Jeffery
Releaser in action. Carol Fox, Hinesburg	The old-fashioned way, with taps and buckets. Shelburne Farms. Meghann Ellis	Using tubing and gravity to collect sap from numerous trees at once. Shelburne Farms. Meghann Ellis	The tubes all lead to large storage tanks at the base of hills. Shelburne Farms. Meghann Ellis	Boiling sap at Shelburne Farms. Meghann Ellis
Grades of syrup, Shelburne Farms. Meghann Ellis	Row of Buckets, Burke. Franny Bastian	Emptying Tank. High Meadow Farm, Burke. Franny Bastian	Reverse Osmosis. High Meadow Farm, Burke. Franny Bastian	Filling Station. High Meadow Farm, Burke. Franny Bastian
Firing the tank. High Meadow Farm, Burke. Franny Bastian	Vernon Gray, testing syrup. High Meadow Farm, Burke. Franny Bastian	Vernon Gray, testing syrup. High Meadow Farm, Burke. Franny Bastian	Sap dripping. Anne Campbell, Starksboro	Sap dripping. Anne Campbell, Starksboro
Tapped Tree. Anne Campbell, Starksboro	Collecting Sap. Anne Campbell, Starksboro