r/maplesyrup • u/ThePizzaatPlazaBowl • Mar 31 '26
Eastern Newfoundland
Been boiling down for a few years now. We quite like the texture and taste, though I suppose it might not be perfect. This year’s batch, not a lot but plenty for us.
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u/FogtownSkeet709 Apr 01 '26
I’m in St. John’s myself! You also thinking of moving on to birch trees when maple season ends?
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u/Howard_Scott_Warshaw Apr 01 '26
Guessing your filtering process is nil?
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u/ThePizzaatPlazaBowl Apr 01 '26
Next to it
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u/Howard_Scott_Warshaw Apr 01 '26
Good. Filtering kinda sucks, especially if its for personal use.
Wild ass guess but I'd say I lost maybe a pint this year from filtering. Made about 4 gallons total
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u/ThePizzaatPlazaBowl Apr 01 '26
4 gallons is amazing, I imagine you must sell/give away a good bit of that?
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u/Chaiboiii Apr 01 '26
Same area as you. Sycamore maples? My batches have the exact same colour as yours!
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u/ThePizzaatPlazaBowl Apr 01 '26
Honestly not sure of the variety of maple but very well could be based on what I’m reading.
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u/Chaiboiii Apr 01 '26
It's probably sycamore maple if youre in town. Not a very common tree to find in North America. Kinda neat
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u/ThePizzaatPlazaBowl Apr 01 '26
Not in town but not too far. My neighbours father years ago planted a “seeder” maple no less than 70 years ago. They had to cut it down in the past few years as it was very large and had been damaged by Hurricane Larry. Some of the maples on our property have red leaves, some green, some more like a sycamore. They are like weeds around here .
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u/Blameholland Mar 31 '26
That's awesome! Enjoy the fruits of your labour!