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On living where its cold

Started by Monsterlover, February 15, 2014, 07:22:15 PM

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Monsterlover

#150
March 16, 2014, 06:30:32 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on March 16, 2014, 04:34:01 AM
Our roads have been junk for a while.

Same here. This has been the coldest and most destructive winter I can remember.
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cokey

#151
March 16, 2014, 08:43:09 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on March 15, 2014, 06:52:50 PM
The maple syrup industry is worth almost 4 mil a year in NH with about 125,000 gallons produced.

NH syrup commands the highest prices of all the northeast states.

It comes out of trees...and you 'just' boil it and enjoy.  ;D

I always buy the real stuff, aintjemimas..  I want to make my own but if I remember reading correctly, need a cold season for the trees?  might not work in TX..
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Quote from: Timmy Tucker on February 27, 2011, 11:11:58 AM
About the goat...
His name was Bob, but the family called him BeelzeBob. 
make the beast with two backs goats.

ducpainter

#152
March 16, 2014, 08:48:26 AM
Quote from: cokey on March 16, 2014, 08:43:09 AM
I always buy the real stuff, aintjemimas..  I want to make my own but if I remember reading correctly, need a cold season for the trees?  might not work in TX..
You need cold, but you need a 'season' of cold nights and warm days.

The days, as they get warmer, causes budding and the sap flow stops.

The actual temps will dictate the grade/color of the finished syrup.

It's pretty scientific for a bunch of farmers. ;D
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kopfjäger

#153
March 16, 2014, 09:22:07 AM
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cokey

#154
March 16, 2014, 10:58:57 AM
yea I know. I'm still going to try.  The nights get cold where we're looking at.
I WIN
Quote from: my wifeOk babe I surrender to u.  U may work me out till I drop

Quote from: Timmy Tucker on February 27, 2011, 11:11:58 AM
About the goat...
His name was Bob, but the family called him BeelzeBob. 
make the beast with two backs goats.

ducpainter

#155
March 16, 2014, 11:05:35 AM Last Edit: March 16, 2014, 11:29:05 AM by ducpainter
Quote from: cokey on March 16, 2014, 10:58:57 AM
yea I know. I'm still going to try.  The nights get cold where we're looking at.
Are there sugar maples big enough to tap in the area?

edit...

found this...
While this guide focuses on maple trees, other types of trees can be tapped. For example, Birch and Walnut trees can be tapped and will yield a sweet sap. These trees are not generally used in commercial production of syrup because the sugar content is lower, which would result in higher expenses. Alaska, where maple trees do not grow, has a thriving Birch sap industry.
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 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
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    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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cokey

#156
March 16, 2014, 11:51:27 AM
I wouldn't mind the less sugar content.  it'll be for personal use.  maybe barter in the long run.  thanks.  I'll look into that n see if there's a different process for it.
I WIN
Quote from: my wifeOk babe I surrender to u.  U may work me out till I drop

Quote from: Timmy Tucker on February 27, 2011, 11:11:58 AM
About the goat...
His name was Bob, but the family called him BeelzeBob. 
make the beast with two backs goats.

ducpainter

#157
March 16, 2014, 12:10:48 PM
Quote from: cokey on March 16, 2014, 11:51:27 AM
I wouldn't mind the less sugar content.  it'll be for personal use.  maybe barter in the long run.  thanks.  I'll look into that n see if there's a different process for it.
The lower sugar content just means you need more sap to make syrup.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


duccarlos

#158
March 17, 2014, 06:49:34 AM
I really need summer to get here ASAP. We moved back from the southern hemisphere as winter was ending straight into fall up here. We have some big things planned, like a road trip for 4th of July, most likely DC.
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Monsterlover

#159
March 17, 2014, 05:01:48 PM
:o

Two winters!?!

In a row!!?!? :o
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duccarlos

#160
March 18, 2014, 12:18:30 PM
Yeah, last time I was warm was around this time last year. At that point I was looking forward to skiing. Now I just want to spend a year at the beach.
Quote from: polivo on November 16, 2011, 12:18:55 PM
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Scooter Montgomery

#161
March 19, 2014, 06:12:34 AM
I hope it snow again because I bought a snow blower last night.
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Monsterlover

#162
March 19, 2014, 06:34:06 AM
It's a little late in the season for that.  I can't decide if you've doomed us, or freed us from our chilly curse   ;D
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#163
March 19, 2014, 01:55:21 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on March 19, 2014, 06:34:06 AM
It's a little late in the season for that.  I can't decide if you've doomed us, or freed us from our chilly curse   ;D
2-4...or 5" tonight...

I used to like him.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


sno_duc

#164
March 19, 2014, 02:15:11 PM
Quote from: Scooter Montgomery on March 19, 2014, 06:12:34 AM
I hope it snow again because I bought a snow blower last night.
QuoteIt's a little late in the season for that.  I can't decide if you've doomed us, or freed us from our chilly curse   Grin

If you want to truly be free, go out and buy a $15k 160+hp fire-breathing track-shredding snowmobile.  [evil]
Odds are you'll never get enough snow to used it, and if you do, you'll be having so much fun you won't care.  ;D 
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