Evaporator Upgrade!

It became pretty clear that our first-attempt backyard evaporator was just not getting the job done. Too long to boil too little.....  Zenka paid a visit to a local sugarin buddy and after a walk through Sasha's Sugar Shack, it was back to Fox Hollow for sap set-up Take Two.  A man with a pan and plan!

Here's our revised set up, once again using stainless steel sinks:

Look at all that steam!!!

Here's a better picture of the sap boiling...unlike pots, sap likes (needs) to be watched.  It's more fun as a family event...even Oliver enjoys being part of the sugarin' scene.  He likes to crunch on sap-ice.

More surface area, more sap boiled and at the end of Big Boil #3, more syrup!!  We haven't finished into jars yet, but looks to be well over a gallon.  If the temps hold the current pattern of cold nights and warmer days, we'll have a 4th weekend to refine our sap refinery..