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of sugar shacks in New Hampshire are thrown open, and everyone is invited to stop in for a peek at the industry. Once inside, people will learn how the sap is collected and stored, then makes its way into a system of pans to be boiled down in stages to the sugary treat known as maple syrup. The public will also be educated on the grades (coloration) of syrup and what makes each taste a little different.
More than 150 members of the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association are found in all cor- ners of the state. Some are simple family-run operations that might even still use the old-time metal buckets and spigots to collect sap from the maple trees on their prop- erty. Others have a much larger “sugar bush” (a heavily forested area of maple trees) at their dis- posal and use a modern system of tubing that collects the sap. These systems may be fed by gravity or in many instances now, pumped from the trees and then delivered to a large collection container.
The origins of sugaring, the methods used, and the products
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It’s time for Maple Madness in New Hampshire when more than 150 members of the N.H. Maple Producers Association will throw open their doors to show where syrup really comes from. Many will also be selling their own syrup and, in many cases, other delicious treats that can be made by just properly boiling down the sap flowing through maple trees each spring.
Rd.; Aribal Acres Sugar House at 37 Birch Lane in Holderness; Cot- ton Hill Sugar House, 469 Beech Hill Rd. in Warren; and Just Maple at 475 School St., Tilton, where besides tours and their gift shop, there will be many festivities and food vendors on hand that day.
The New Hampshire Maple Producers Association also has a website, www.nhmapleproducers. com, listing these and many more locations to explore. Websites for each of the producers are linked to the page. There, people will find information about their facilities, any activities they may offer over Maple Weekend, products they will have available for sale, and ad- ditional dates and times for tours they may be providing throughout the month.
For those interested in longer excursions, a few other locations that sound interesting just by their name alone are Muddy Boots Maple in Berlin, Syrup by the Sea in Portsmouth, and Black Dog Bees and Maple Trees, LLC in Lebanon.
Wherever you go, rest assured it will be a delicious experience that will help get you through these last few weeks of winter!
that come from it are what make a visit to any of the facilities an edu- cational and delicious experience.
can be found at some of the loca- tions.
For those who want to explore “Maple Madness” locally, there are several locations to visit in and around the Newfound Region. Among them are Walker’s Sugar House at 2760 Smith River Rd. in Bristol; Bucklin’s Sugar House
at 94 Stoney Lane in Alexandria; Robie’s Sugar Shack at 217 Town Pound Rd. in Alexandria; Torsey’s Hillcrest Maple Farm, 178 Upper Oxbow Rd. in New Hampton; and Grandpa’s Sugar Barn located at 1375 Rte. 4 in Danbury.
Over the years some of the larger producers have also come to host several entertaining activities as well. “Petting zoos” comprised of livestock they might also raise, live music, food vendors, and more
Other nearby locations are Brox Farm, LLC, 1849 E. Rumney
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