http://www.freshmaplesyrup.com/our-maple-syrup-strong/ On Making Maple Syrup Sun, 13 Mar 2011 04:00:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.freshmaplesyrup.com/our-maple-syrup-strong/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Kelly Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:43:36 +0000 http://www.freshmaplesyrup.com/uncategorized/our-maple-syrup-strong/#comment-10 Reader question. I just started sugaring this year. I have looked at library and have a "maple mentor" but can't seem to filter out the sand on the bottom on my own. One book from library said to make filter/cheesecloth hot with water before filtering and then filter/can. I did this with one batch and it looks great, but all of this lumpy sugar stuff was left behind on the filter. So I have been just dry filtering with several different materials, and now they all leave the sand at the bottom. What else can I try and was the library book right? Hot water on the filter? It just seemed to be leaving behind an awful lot of things on the filter. Thanks Reader question. I just started sugaring this year. I have looked at library and have a “maple mentor” but can’t seem to filter out the sand on the bottom on my own. One book from library said to make filter/cheesecloth hot with water before filtering and then filter/can. I did this with one batch and it looks great, but all of this lumpy sugar stuff was left behind on the filter. So I have been just dry filtering with several different materials, and now they all leave the sand at the bottom. What else can I try and was the library book right? Hot water on the filter? It just seemed to be leaving behind an awful lot of things on the filter.
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