How to Collect and Store Sap for Maple Syrup

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The weather is just right – and you’ve been diligently checking your buckets since you tapped them. One day, your small sugar stand rings with the plink-plank-plunk of sap dripping from your maple trees into your buckets. The sap is running! Your buckets are filling up!

How Long can Sap Be Stored?

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Where do you Store Sap?

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What Type of Container works to Store Sap?

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Collection Tips: Ice, Bugs, and Mixing Trees

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