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MAPLE SYRUP: A STEIGERWALDT FAMILY TRADITION
Firewood crew on break.
We use a variety of bottle sizes and styles to suit
different preferences.
The evaporator in the sap shack, hard at work.
color while the last few gallons usually
finish to amber. Syrup contest judges like
light syrup, but it all tastes great to us.
Once we have collected enough sap to fill
the storage tank, we begin evaporating the
sap batch by batch. The early risers will start
the fire around 5 a.m. with coffee in hand,
and the day doesn't end until well beyond
sunset, with family and friends joining us for
a big meal and gathering around the evaporators late into the evening. Then we take
the sap off the evaporator when it is "near
syrup"- not yet finished cooking, but ready
to be saved for finishing on another day.
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When enough "near syrup" is stored
up, we devote a weekend to finishing,
filtering and bottling. A small gas-fired
stainless steel unit helps control the
temperature so the syrup can be finished perfectly. This unit holds up to 10
gallons, which we boil at 212 degrees
until the temperature moves up to about
218 degrees. At this point, we start testing the sugar content with a hydrometer.
When the hydrometer floats at the special
red line, the syrup is done.
The syrup is then pumped through
a filter to remove any impurities and
then is bottled while still very hot to
ensure a tight seal. We use a variety of
bottle sizes and styles to suit different
preferences.
Our production really depends on the
season. Some years a fast warm-up stops
the sap from running and the season is
over quickly. Other years the weather is
just perfect and the sap runs for weeks
on end; in those years we end up dumping out buckets of sap because our crew
of family and friends is "tapped out" by
the end. Overall, we gather about 2,000
to 2,500 gallons of sap to produce about
THE CONSULTANT
2018
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Consultant - 2018
From the Executive Director End Notes
From the President ACF: Forestry, Fellowship and Value
Sharing the Stories of the Trees: ACF Distinguished Forester Jim Able
Maple Syrup: A Steigerwaldt Family Tradition
The South Carolina Chapter and Forestry Students
The Association of Consulting Foresters Celebrates 70 Years
Carbon Offsets: A Viable Opportunity for Forest Landowners?
Changes of Biblical Proportions
Forests for Fish In Michigan, Foresters and Anglers are Learning from Each Other
Case Study: Richland Township Woods, North Central Indiana
Invasive Species 101
Evaluating Forest Inventory Technology for Small Landowners
Choosing the Right Accountant or Tax Preparer
The History of Forestry in Ireland
The American Oak Project Midleton Distillery Creates Rare Irish Whiskey to Promote Sustainable Forestry
Products & Services Marketplace
Index of Advertisers
Why not Surround Yourself with the Best?
The Consultant - 2018 - Intro
The Consultant - 2018 - cover1
The Consultant - 2018 - cover2
The Consultant - 2018 - 3
The Consultant - 2018 - 4
The Consultant - 2018 - 5
The Consultant - 2018 - From the Executive Director End Notes
The Consultant - 2018 - From the President ACF: Forestry, Fellowship and Value
The Consultant - 2018 - Sharing the Stories of the Trees: ACF Distinguished Forester Jim Able
The Consultant - 2018 - 9
The Consultant - 2018 - 10
The Consultant - 2018 - 11
The Consultant - 2018 - Maple Syrup: A Steigerwaldt Family Tradition
The Consultant - 2018 - 13
The Consultant - 2018 - 14
The Consultant - 2018 - 15
The Consultant - 2018 - The South Carolina Chapter and Forestry Students
The Consultant - 2018 - 17
The Consultant - 2018 - 18
The Consultant - 2018 - 19
The Consultant - 2018 - The Association of Consulting Foresters Celebrates 70 Years
The Consultant - 2018 - 21
The Consultant - 2018 - Carbon Offsets: A Viable Opportunity for Forest Landowners?
The Consultant - 2018 - 23
The Consultant - 2018 - 24
The Consultant - 2018 - 25
The Consultant - 2018 - 26
The Consultant - 2018 - 27
The Consultant - 2018 - Changes of Biblical Proportions
The Consultant - 2018 - 29
The Consultant - 2018 - 30
The Consultant - 2018 - 31
The Consultant - 2018 - 32
The Consultant - 2018 - 33
The Consultant - 2018 - Forests for Fish In Michigan, Foresters and Anglers are Learning from Each Other
The Consultant - 2018 - 35
The Consultant - 2018 - 36
The Consultant - 2018 - 37
The Consultant - 2018 - Case Study: Richland Township Woods, North Central Indiana
The Consultant - 2018 - 39
The Consultant - 2018 - Invasive Species 101
The Consultant - 2018 - 41
The Consultant - 2018 - 42
The Consultant - 2018 - 43
The Consultant - 2018 - Evaluating Forest Inventory Technology for Small Landowners
The Consultant - 2018 - 45
The Consultant - 2018 - 46
The Consultant - 2018 - Choosing the Right Accountant or Tax Preparer
The Consultant - 2018 - The History of Forestry in Ireland
The Consultant - 2018 - 49
The Consultant - 2018 - 50
The Consultant - 2018 - 51
The Consultant - 2018 - The American Oak Project Midleton Distillery Creates Rare Irish Whiskey to Promote Sustainable Forestry
The Consultant - 2018 - 53
The Consultant - 2018 - 54
The Consultant - 2018 - 55
The Consultant - 2018 - Products & Services Marketplace
The Consultant - 2018 - 57
The Consultant - 2018 - 58
The Consultant - 2018 - 59
The Consultant - 2018 - Index of Advertisers
The Consultant - 2018 - 61
The Consultant - 2018 - Why not Surround Yourself with the Best?
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The Consultant - 2018 - cover4
The Consultant - 2018 - outsert1
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The Consultant - 2018 - outsert3
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