Just so you remember what it was like almost a month ago. Remember? Good.
My favorite lunch right now. Homemade yogurt, a little maple syrup (if its a bit tangy), and almonds. Add some vegetables or an apple in with this and its perfect. Lots of protein to get you through the afternoon.
I started putting the maple syrup we were making in those .99 cent squeeze bottles. They don't hold liquid very well (you will get a little circle around the bottle edge but its fun to wipe up with a finger) but you can't beat them for lunch-time speed and accuracy.
Which reminds me of the last time I boiled down syrup. It was low, really low, so I switched it off but I went off to change laundry over or something and I came back to this. The syrup had caramelized. I switched burners but it was too late. Residual heat people! Don't forget the residual heat!
The deep beautiful brown caramel sugar burned before I could pour it out in a cool container. I did get a few finger swipes in. Delicious! And I had fun imagining if I had time to go get a patty pan full of snow like Laura and Mary did at the Sugaring Dance.
No worries, I had plenty from previous batches and a soak in warm water broke down the burned mess. It was a good lesson for me. I'm curious now. It would be fun to break it down to granules next year...if I have enough.
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