Weekend Plans

[Nebe]

Making black walnut syrup if I can collect enough sap sat and Sunday
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[wdmso]

Originally Posted by Nebe

Making black walnut syrup if I can collect enough sap sat and Sunday
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interesting I've Got 2 Huge ones in my yard. is it worth the effort?

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by wdmso

interesting I've Got 2 Huge ones in my yard. is it worth the effort?

It’s a lot of work. It’s like a farm chore thing. Every morning and night I collect the sap and freeze it in 5 gallon buckets. When I get 15 gallons of sap I reduce it down to about 2 1/2 quarts.
My biggest walnut doesn’t provide a lot of sap. In fact it’s one of my poorest producers.

I had no idea what to expect when I started this and I just went for it. My 2 maples provide about as much as my 10 walnuts so with that said, I think if your trees are like mine, you will get a quart if you just bank what you can get. Honestly if you can get one big pancake breakfast out of it, it is worth it. It’s incredibly satisfying.
After typing all of that, things may change in the coming weeks and my walnuts might explode with sap.
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[piemma]

Originally Posted by wdmso

interesting I've Got 2 Huge ones in my yard. is it worth the effort?

Not unless you use a LOT of syrup. I have 15 1/2 acres with some huge sugar maples. I did it once and it's just a lot of work and energy. If you drink the s hit great, but we don't use a quart a year.