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in the early spring when temperatures in the day are above freezing workers on maple farms begin producing syrup. They use drills to make slightly upward facing holes into the tree on the Southside usually half an inch in diameter and two inches deep called taps where sap can be seen dripping. A spell is then inserted into the tap which drips into hanging buckets. Once the buckets are full they are transported into a large pot inside of a sugar shack. In the sugar shack the sap is heated to its boiling point until about sixty-six percent of the water is removed. if the syrup starts to bubble to high a stick of butter can be lightly rubbed on the inside around the top of the pot to avoid overflow. After heating while the syrup is still hot

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