tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post3870713771704769970..comments2024-02-19T10:47:29.706-05:00Comments on Eight Gate Farm - New Hampshire: Harvest Monday - 29 February 2016Eight Gate Farm NHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-3076252628571011332016-03-02T08:18:36.724-05:002016-03-02T08:18:36.724-05:00Gin and 'maple juice"--that is something ...Gin and 'maple juice"--that is something new!Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-72179883251657618052016-03-02T08:16:17.459-05:002016-03-02T08:16:17.459-05:00Yes, sugar maples are my favorite tree--beautiful ...Yes, sugar maples are my favorite tree--beautiful and useful. I joke that I hope the high schoolers that tap our trees can tell a maple from a pine. I will look up that Oatmeal Pie recipe--sounds delicious if a little strange!Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-39301033587307480352016-03-02T08:14:01.368-05:002016-03-02T08:14:01.368-05:00Thanks Julie. Crossing state lines with maple syru...Thanks Julie. Crossing state lines with maple syrup--you sure that's legal? ;)Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-61647443127951717242016-03-01T22:08:17.543-05:002016-03-01T22:08:17.543-05:00Nice to have maples. All I can make from the trees...Nice to have maples. All I can make from the trees on my land is turpentine. We usually buy the amber grade syrup. It's cheaper and tastier and leaves plenty of the light grade for the flatlanders to drop their dollars on. Since you have plenty of syrup, maybe try making a Dog Team Tavern Maple Oatmeal Pie: bit.ly/217leIY . I had it at the original Dog Team Tavern in Vermont before it burned down. It's like a Yankee pecan pie.David Veltenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07710293718143454000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-77356662366112426372016-02-29T22:21:40.684-05:002016-02-29T22:21:40.684-05:00I grew up in Vancouver on Aunt Jemima and had neve...I grew up in Vancouver on Aunt Jemima and had never tried real maple syrup until I moved East. Maple syrup all around me now (Quebec being the world's largest producer from what I've read; and my old farm was in Lanark County - maple syrup capital of Ontario). Although New England area is obviously a huge producer as well!<br /><br />But never have done it myself. At a friend's sugar shack not long ago, we mixed gin with the slightly cooked down sap - quite a treat!Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354350096358468967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-46219647189081264462016-02-29T20:45:57.079-05:002016-02-29T20:45:57.079-05:00How amazing to have your own maple syrup! I wish ...How amazing to have your own maple syrup! I wish our maples produced syrup here. We usually go to Upstate NY in the summer and that's where I stock up on real maple syrup.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193278804750154921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-62915622014871746742016-02-29T15:59:15.488-05:002016-02-29T15:59:15.488-05:00Glad you are one of the purists too.Glad you are one of the purists too.Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-52492827942536455382016-02-29T15:58:44.241-05:002016-02-29T15:58:44.241-05:00They used to sell the really really dark stuff as ...They used to sell the really really dark stuff as Grade B for cooking. Now it's all Grade A, just different shades. The golden really does taste lighter--still sweet, just not as "maplely." Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-71801602220948621132016-02-29T15:56:36.508-05:002016-02-29T15:56:36.508-05:00Thanks Michelle. Don't you think the tree make...Thanks Michelle. Don't you think the tree makes me look fat?Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-20186001600582162802016-02-29T15:55:56.412-05:002016-02-29T15:55:56.412-05:00Well what are you waiting for? Plant some!Well what are you waiting for? Plant some!Eight Gate Farm NHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15877942009419912353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-65585583743759908872016-02-29T15:09:56.936-05:002016-02-29T15:09:56.936-05:00We use nothing but the real maple syrup here. I li...We use nothing but the real maple syrup here. I like the darker colored myself. What a great harvest too!Dave @ HappyAcreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441364543023807886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-72069639774061885602016-02-29T13:31:35.961-05:002016-02-29T13:31:35.961-05:00I too love your tree hugger photo. Give me the pur...I too love your tree hugger photo. Give me the pure stuff, no substitute. I like the golden on my pancakes and the amber for cooking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-40497265324535920352016-02-29T11:00:47.281-05:002016-02-29T11:00:47.281-05:00Oh wow, home grown maple syrup! Yum! Love the tree...Oh wow, home grown maple syrup! Yum! Love the tree hugger portrait.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07812702328134261533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-313396449380749054.post-6074190038314717292016-02-29T10:03:58.962-05:002016-02-29T10:03:58.962-05:00GREAT tree hugging photo! I didn't realize th...GREAT tree hugging photo! I didn't realize that you were able to get that much sap from only 4 trees...I always thought you had to have a veritable forest to generate enough to be worthwhile. Sadly we only have one maple tree on our property and I'm fairly certain it's not a sugar maple.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15949946977793864054noreply@blogger.com