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TITLE PAGE
MAPLE ON TAP:MAKING YOUR OWN MAPLE SYRUP
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
GLOSSARY
CHAPTER 1 MAPLE SYRUP IN NORTH AMERICA
OTHER MAPLE TREES
SOME GEE-WHIZ NUMBERS
CHAPTER 2 START BEFORE YOU BEGIN
BASIC SUGARING SUPPLIES & GEAR
CHAPTER 3 FUEL FOR SAP BOILING
FIREWOOD BTU RATINGS PER CORD
CHAPTER 4 ROOKIE YEAR MISTAKES & HOW TO AVOID THEM
HERE ARE THE ROOKIE MISTAKES WE MADE:
OUR FIRST ATTEMPT — WHAT WE DID WRONG
CHAPTER 5 WHEN TO TAP YOUR TREES
VALENTINE'S DAY
OTHER SOURCES OF ADVICE
CHAPTER 6 TAPPING & SAP COLLECTION
SAP COLLECTION SYSTEMS
ASSEMBLING THE "HALF N' HALF" SAP COLLECTION SYSTEM
CHAPTER 7 TAPPING TOOLS, TECHNIQUES & TIPS
TAPPING TOOLS
TAPPING TIPS
CHAPTER 8 COLD SEPARATION 101
PHYSICAL VS. CHEMICAL REACTIONS
FREEZING OUT THE WATER
COLD SEPARATION
THE TRIALS OF USING A 35-GALLON GARBAGE CAN FOR STORAGE
CHAPTER 9 KEEP IT COLD & KEEP IT CLEAR
BACTERIA WOES
CHAPTER 10 GETTING DOWN TO BOILING
BOILING AND THE EVAPORATOR PAN
PRE-HEATER
THE BOILING PROCESS
BOILING TIPS
POST-BOIL CLEANUP
CHAPTER 11 FINISHING, FILTERING & GRADING
FILTERING THE NITRE
FILTERING & CLEANUP
TESTING SUGAR LEVELS
GRADING MAPLE SYRUP
MAPLE SYRUP TERMINOLOGY
GRADE B
TO GRADE OR NOT TO GRADE
CHAPTER 12 BOTTLING OR CANNING
CHOOSING CONTAINERS
STERILIZING CONTAINERS
CHAPTER 13 THE END OF SUGAR SEASON TASKS
BUD SAP
END OF SEASON CLEANUP
RECORDING DETAILS
CHAPTER 14 BUILD YOUR OWN SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK
BARTERING
COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK
CHAPTER 15 BASIC EQUIPMENT COSTS
BASIC EQUIPMENT COSTS
RESOURCES
ADDITIONAL SUGARING RESOURCES
ADDITIONAL READING
ADDITIONAL MAPLE TREE FACTS & PHOTOS
MAPLE FESTIVALS & SUGAR SHACK OPEN HOUSES
JACK WAX
INDEX
NOTES
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