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Posted: Tue Mar 11th, 2008 03:26 pm |
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Maple Syrup Season Begins
NEW LEBANON, N.Y. (AP) -- More than a million gallons of maple syrup will likely be made this spring nationwide.
Maple sap begins to flow when nights are cool and daytime temperatures creep toward the 40s. Maple makers must move fast to collect the sap and boil down 40 gallons for every gallon of syrup.
Almost 7.3 million taps were sunk into trees by American syrup producers last winter -- more than three-quarters in New England and New York, according to federal agricultural statistics.
Vermont was No. 1 in maple production last year, followed by Maine and New York.
Conditions were generally too cold for optimal sap flow in New England last winter, while it was too warm in other states like New York and Wisconsin, according to a report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service in New England. Nationwide production was off 13 percent last year.
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Posted: Tue Mar 11th, 2008 09:28 pm |
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I love all your little tidbits of information....I will really be good at playing the Trivia Game...thanks for sharing ... love it all.
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Posted: Wed Mar 12th, 2008 01:03 am |
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comes from too much Maine winter, and not enough Culebra winter. not much else to do in these parts.....except read and share silly tidbits and dream of palm fronds rustling in the tropical breezes...
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Posted: Wed Mar 12th, 2008 01:13 pm |
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| I used to play trivia on NTN at a TGI Fridays nearby. It's all done by satellite with locations across North America. After each round, the national scores are posted, so you can see how you do versus other locations. 97% of the first place scores are from the frozen north. Co-inky-dink? I think not...
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Posted: Wed Mar 12th, 2008 01:16 pm |
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| Doug...your reply made me smile as I am walking out the door to work and to face another snowy day here in North Central Pa. I need some calming breezes and turquoise blue water!
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Posted: Wed Mar 12th, 2008 02:25 pm |
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I wanted to add to this post about where I would rather be
but I couldn't think of any place and then I remembered....
I had a dream last night that I was living in a snowy, salt and slush
City. I had enough at some point, so I dreamed I was living on a
tropical island, it made me feel better to pretend (in my dream)
Then I woke up and guess what, I do live on a tropical island. And
then for a minute I couldn't remember how I got here, and the
I remembered, I MOVED.
The post started with blueberry pancakes which reminded me of the poem
I wrote to Barbara in 1969 from Vietnam which announced when I would be
coming home..( I hope I haven't posted it before)
Soon I'll be home
and not too late
on the 29th of June
I can hardly wait
There be lots of kisses
and a few handshakes
on the morning after
I'd like Blueberry pancakes
Your beautiful, so sweet
and forever loyal
make those pancakes light
just a little oil!Last edited on Wed Mar 12th, 2008 02:25 pm by Jim
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