Weather
Weather during the day.
What is warm and above freezing?
The most common type of maple used for syrup.
What are Sugar Maples?
Part that fits into the drill.
What is the bit?
Process to remove water.
What is boiling?
The boiling point of water in °F and °C.
What is 212°F and 100°C?
Temperature at night.
What is below freezing?
Depth and angle of holes drilled.
What is 2 1/2 inches deep at a slightly upward angle?
Part that the bucket would traditional hang from
What is a spigot?
Thing tree mixes with water to produce sap.
What is starch?
(Stored in its roots from winter)
Weight of 1 gallon of syrup
What is about 11 pounds?
What is late winter/early spring?
T or F: Any type of maple tree can be used to make syrup.
What is true?
The tool that has both traditional and battery-powered options.
What are drills?
Amount of sap needed to make one gallon of syrup.
What is 30-40 gallons?
True or False: Maple Syrup never goes bad
What is true?
(The expiration date on the label is there only because of the type of packaging)
The thing trees start to collect in spring.
What is is water?
Time it will take a tree to heal.
What is a few weeks?
The part used today to save labor.
What is a system of plastic pipes/tubing?
What is 30-33 degrees F?
The age of the oldest maple tree that is still tapped for sap
What is around 500 years old?
Ideal temperature during the day.
What is above freezing (about 40o F)?
Number of taps for a tree less than 10 inches.
What is ZERO?
Removes excess water
What is an evaporator?
Last step after boiling
What is pouring in to containers for storage?
The largest maple syrup producing state in the U.S.
What is Vermont?