Springfield Sugaring

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Comment by Matthew Groves on February 18, 2012 at 11:48pm

Great visits from both of you, Bill and Gary. Haven't bottled yet, but there's between 1 and 2 gallons from today. Thanks for the help and the artichokes and the company. There's worse things than being called defiant, and it might just fit anyway.

Comment by Gary A. Kimmons on February 18, 2012 at 8:26pm

I meant to say definitely a man of many talents!  I actually did grad-e-ate the 6^th grade you know!

Comment by Gary A. Kimmons on February 18, 2012 at 8:22pm

Hi again Matthew!  Thanks for a great time this afternoon.  I never knew that making maple syrup could be so much fun!  You are defiantly a man of many talents and I am thankful to know you.

Comment by Bill Buron on February 18, 2012 at 5:28pm

Thank you Matthew for inviting me over today to see how its done.  You have some great kids there that were a delight to be around and were a great help to you.  The process is time consuming but not so much as to take away the fun aspect. How many bottles did you process out today? It's a very fine hobby that pays off well in a good food item not normally found here in the Ozarks. Stop by anytime

Comment by Matthew Groves on February 8, 2012 at 9:24am

Here's an article that shows someone near Fellow's Lake making maple syrup. http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012302020051

Comment by Matthew Groves on February 1, 2012 at 8:23pm

We'll be boiling sap probably every Saturday til the season ends. If anyone would like to take a look or just enjoy the sugary steam, let me know.

Comment by Matthew Groves on January 7, 2012 at 12:53pm

Everyone getting ready to tap? I'll be ordering some more supplies soon so if you want to jump in with me we can save on shipping costs.

Almost time!

Comment by Matthew Groves on October 21, 2011 at 8:56pm

We're open to an event, for sure. I invited the group twice last year and will continue to. I did have a couple stop in from another state. They were visiting their son who worked at Evangel. We usually do the first batch as just a family, and the other batches are more open.

I'm seeing an incredible amount of sugar maples around town. Won't be long.

Comment by Joseph's Page on October 21, 2011 at 8:34pm

Any plans to have an event?

Comment by Matthew Groves on October 10, 2011 at 3:31pm

Now is a great time of year to locate trees, gather equipment, and work on your arch (the place that you'll boil the sap to make syrup).

You can do all of these things in the dead of winter, it's just less fun.

 

Fall tapping is a practice that some use, but it's a bad idea to tap the same tree in both the fall and the spring.

 

If you're not fall tapping, be aware that "spring tapping" here in the Ozarks can occur as early as Christmas.

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