tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718069.post6571501162985922855..comments2023-12-12T04:13:04.237-08:00Comments on Little City Farm: It's the season for urban maple tapping!littlecityfarmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07988165881436573549noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35718069.post-36082177154135544782010-04-04T06:11:02.361-07:002010-04-04T06:11:02.361-07:00If you've got a maple tree in your backyard, y...If you've got a maple tree in your backyard, you can get enough sap to have a breakfast - and the kids love it.<br /><br />We tapped our maple tree in our back yard in New Hamburg with 3 holes. (about 7/16 inches, about 1.5-2 inches deep, then tap the spigot in and hang the bucket). Bought all the materials we needed at a local TSC store. Collect the sap every couple of days. When we had a couple of gallons of sap, we threw it on the stove and let it simmer all day.<br /><br />Gave us enough syrup to have a family breakfast of waffles. <br /><br />I'm going to post pics on my blog at mcog.ca when I've got a moment :).glennhttp://www.mcog.canoreply@blogger.com