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The Colors of Maple
This represents all the syrup we've made so far this season ... every time we "draw off" we fill a sample bottle and label it - this gives us a visual record of the season! The 4 bottles in the front are the Vermont grading kit bottles with "Fancy" grade on the right and "B" grade on the left. The row in the back starts on the left with our first draw on 3-17-11 ... "Fancy" then it darkened over the next week to a light "A-medium". The next week it darkened a little more but was still "A-Medium" (as long as it's lighter than or equal to the sample bottle it qualifies) and then we were able to get it back to a beautiful, very light and delicious "Fancy" - the last three bottles on the right were made last night.
The Colors of Maple
This represents all the syrup we've made so far this season ... every time we "draw off" we fill a sample bottle and label it - this gives us a visual record of the season! The 4 bottles in the front are the Vermont grading kit bottles with "Fancy" grade on the right and "B" grade on the left. The row in the back starts on the left with our first draw on 3-17-11 ... "Fancy" then it darkened over the next week to a light "A-medium". The next week it darkened a little more but was still "A-Medium" (as long as it's lighter than or equal to the sample bottle it qualifies) and then we were able to get it back to a beautiful, very light and delicious "Fancy" - the last three bottles on the right were made last night.