Berkshire Berries' 100% Pure Maple syrup, made exclusively from the maples of Berkshire County, is now available in two convenient sizes.
The 8 oz. Glass Flask for $ 8.95 and the 12 oz. Glass Flask for $10.95. Inquire today while supplies last.
Have you ever wondered what is takes to produce a gallon of maple syrup?
The general rule of thumb is...
1.
Mother Nature's blessing
Warm days and freezing nights
4
healthy maple trees, 40 years old
2.
Weeks of Preparation
Enough wood to heat a house for 24
hours
4 taps drilled, equipment cleaned and repaired
3.
Hours of gathering & boiling sap
40 Gallons of sap gathered &
39 gallons of water evaporated to yeild one Gallon of Pure Maple
syrup
BUT...
It can actually take more gallons of sap than 40 depending on the sugar
content of the sap.
The longer
the season run the darker the syrup gets and the more water you have to
evaporate to make the syrup
FOR THE RECORD...
Each spring 1,000,000 gallons of sap are
gathered from maple sugar trees in Massachusetts. This sap is boiled
down to syrup in 200 sugarhouses across the state.
Just a few more helpful tips from your friends at Berkshire Berries.