Maple Weekend
I did get a brief reprieve from work this past weekend by have a little local eating adventure at Sugar Momma's in Northwood.
This big piece of machinery boils the sap down into syrup. It takes an enormous amount of sap to make syrup. I might be remembering this incorrectly, but I think that Sugar Momma said that it goes in 2% sugar content and comes out 68% sugar content! Sugar Momma was so cute with the little wee kids, who she called her "sugar buddies." She sang them a little maple syrup song that went something like "First you take the tree and you tap it, you tap it, then you take the sap and you boil it, you boil it, then you take the syrup and you eat it, you eat it!"
Sugar Momma uses this little tool to tell what grade the syrup is. The first and last two jars are permanent fixtures to this little tool. When a new batch of syrup is ready, she places it into the center slot and hold it up to the sunlight to determine the grade. Pretty nifty!
Outside the sugar shack they had samples of all sorts of maple products. Maple cobbler with ice cream and syrup on top, maple cream with doughnuts, little cups of maple syrup to try, and maple cotton candy!!! I brought home a fifteen piece box of maple candy and a container of maple cream and I'm slightly ashamed to say that it is all GONE! I think I have a slight weakness...
Wendy, (who I buy most of my local meat from), of Lasting Legacy Farms was there with little baby animals. There was a calf and two little piglets there. The calf was sleeping, so I didn't want to disturb it, but these little piglets where lovin' the camera.
They were so cute and friendly and would butt their noses up against your hand to see if you were holding anything good to eat! All in all, it was a fun little adventure.
If you would like more information about Sugar Momma's products - she does not have a website as far as I can tell. Her contact information is:
Sugarmomma's Maple Farm
213 Ridge Road Northwood, NH 03261
603-942-7005
This big piece of machinery boils the sap down into syrup. It takes an enormous amount of sap to make syrup. I might be remembering this incorrectly, but I think that Sugar Momma said that it goes in 2% sugar content and comes out 68% sugar content! Sugar Momma was so cute with the little wee kids, who she called her "sugar buddies." She sang them a little maple syrup song that went something like "First you take the tree and you tap it, you tap it, then you take the sap and you boil it, you boil it, then you take the syrup and you eat it, you eat it!"
Sugar Momma uses this little tool to tell what grade the syrup is. The first and last two jars are permanent fixtures to this little tool. When a new batch of syrup is ready, she places it into the center slot and hold it up to the sunlight to determine the grade. Pretty nifty!
Outside the sugar shack they had samples of all sorts of maple products. Maple cobbler with ice cream and syrup on top, maple cream with doughnuts, little cups of maple syrup to try, and maple cotton candy!!! I brought home a fifteen piece box of maple candy and a container of maple cream and I'm slightly ashamed to say that it is all GONE! I think I have a slight weakness...
Wendy, (who I buy most of my local meat from), of Lasting Legacy Farms was there with little baby animals. There was a calf and two little piglets there. The calf was sleeping, so I didn't want to disturb it, but these little piglets where lovin' the camera.
They were so cute and friendly and would butt their noses up against your hand to see if you were holding anything good to eat! All in all, it was a fun little adventure.
If you would like more information about Sugar Momma's products - she does not have a website as far as I can tell. Her contact information is:
Sugarmomma's Maple Farm
213 Ridge Road Northwood, NH 03261
603-942-7005
Labels: eat local, maple, maple syrup, new hampshire, sources of local food
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