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Apple Cider Syrup: The Other American Syrup
Here at the Vermont Evaporator Company, we're a bit obsessed with all things syrup. We're focused most of the year on...
How Does Reverse Osmosis Work, Anyway?
Reverse osmosis has become ubiquitous in the maple syrup industry. But how does reverse osmosis work? What is Reverse...
What is Reverse Osmosis and Should I use It?
Reverse osmosis is something that has become ubiquitous in the maple syrup industry. But what is reverse osmosis (or...
Maple on the Hiking Trail
We went hiking this summer on the Appalachian Trail, and we brought our homemade maple syrup with us! Both maple syrup...
Wood-Fired Beer: Brewing up the Sapling Summer Kolsch
Wood-fired beer. It’s a thing! And we made a quick and easy Sapling Summer Kolsch to prove it! Sapling Summer Kolsch:...
Doing (Just About) Everything on the Sapling Everything Grill
Cheers! You can do (just about) everything on the Sapling Everything Grill! We're always discovering new things that...
Six Notorious Pests of Maple
What could be a better warm-weather, maple-related blogpost than the bug-villains of the sugarbush? We’re talking...
Baking Wood-Fired Bread on the Sapling
Wood-Fired Baking on the Sapling Baking bread on the Sapling is easy, delicious, and fun! If there's nothing quite...
How to Make Elderflower Syrup
In late June, we took a family trip down to Lake Wallenpaupack, a large reservoir nestled in the Pocono Mountains....
Wood-Fired Pizza on the Sapling
Wood-Fired Baking and Pizza on the Sapling You don't need a fancy outdoor kitchen for fancy wood-fired breads....
Caring For Your Sugar Woods
The summer is a perfect time to start actively caring for your sugar woods. Here’s how! Every ecosystem requires...
How to Smoke on the Sapling
Multipurpose for multi-season fun We love our Sapling Evaporator for making maple syrup in late winter and early...
Dry Rub Smoking on the Sapling
Recently, we were lucky enough to spend the day dry rub smoking on the Sapling Everything Grill with Mark Lawler, a...
How to Make Dandelion Syrup
Last weekend, compelled by a curious smell coming from the kitchen, I arrived there to find my teenage daughter...
Grilling on the Sapling
Multipurpose for Multi-Season Fun We love our Sapling Evaporator for making maple syrup in the early spring. When we...
End of Season Clean Up: Pulling Taps and Flushing Lines
Here at Sugar House No. 2 in Montpelier, Vermont, it was our first season sugaring with lines. We mapped our sugar...
Grilling with Maple Syrup for All Diets
The family that sugars together, eats together! If your family is anything like ours, though, it is made up of people...
How To Make Maple Sugar
Making maple syrup was the hard part. Here’s how to turn your homemade maple syrup into maple sugar! Search the...
How To Make Maple Candy
Making maple syrup was the hard part. Here’s how to turn your homemade maple syrup into maple candy! Search...
How To Make Maple Cream
Making maple syrup was the hard part. Here’s how to turn your homemade maple syrup into maple cream! Search the...