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| Sugartime: The Hidden Pleasures of Making Maple Syrup | 
 enlarge | Author: Susan Carol Hauser
Publisher: The Lyons Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 599849
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 148
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 4.8 x 0.7
ISBN: 1558215999
Dewey Decimal Number: 664.132
EAN: 9781558215993
ASIN: 1558215999
Publication Date: October 1, 1997
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| Customer Reviews:
 beautiful book-incorrect instructions! don't ruin your syrup! March 6, 2008
In this beautifully narrated book on sugaring, the author is poetic, and in touch with nature. This book is descriptive, and enjoyable to read. There is a primer/instructional in the book, however, and they suggest heating maple syrup to 248 degrees! I wasted two large batches of sap following these instructions. When I did an internet search to find out what the actual correct temperature should be, it consistently said, 7 degrees above your boiling temperature. And although that may vary by a few degrees, 248 is way off from 219, which is the correct temperature to make syrup. 212 is the temp at which water boils, 7 degrees up from that-219! What a huge difference! We ended up making candy, not syrup!
Impressive February 7, 2002
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Sugartime combines the romance and poetry of this outdoor activity with incerted sections that answer basic questions for the novice.The author tells the story of how she (and her husband?) have been drawing and boiling down maple syrup from their 22 trees in the back yard over the past 20+? years. This book answered most of my basic questions about sugaring, but some more questions were raised as I finished the book. Overall it has been very helpful in getting started.
 Great October 4, 1999
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the best book I have read on Sugerin
Sugartime -- Easy-to-read introduction to maple sugaring March 11, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Sugartime: The Hidden Pleasures of Making Maple Syrup with a primer for the Novice Sugarer by Susan Carol Hauser is written in such a way that as the author describes her personal account with sugaring, it is easy for the reader to absorb practical knowledge. I was able to acquire some insight into the process of sugaring, even though I have never done it before. This book is inspirational for those who feel a nostalgia for the country, practical for those who would like to learn more about amateur sugaring. This is not a comprehensive or technical work, but, rather is an interesting introduction to maple sugaring. The book includes some recipes and nostalgic pictures.
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