The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-04-06, Page 11-42 5-YEAR-
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Schllba
Break out the spoils and buckets,
- stoke up the fire and get ready for that
seasona`1 tasty treatb.ecause the sap is
'running, That's right it's Maple Syrup
time again.
Ittakes the, whole family- to keep
things moving on the Earl Schilbe farm.
at RR-:1Bayfield once the temperatures
-go lust high enough to start the sap run
in their sugar :bush. This year about
.1800 trees are tapped, although as
many as 2000. have ,been hung with
buckets other years ,and 'the projected
yield is estimated to be in the_area of
300 gallons .of Maple Syrup,` that all
Canadian delicacy.
"1'v'e worked ill -this bush for about 17
years," Mr. Schilbe recalls, "although.
there were a few years :it didn't
operate." Six years ago the Schilbe's
purchased the bush and theNMaple Syrup
operation and since that time, have run,
it as a family venture:
Brothers and sisters., cousins 'and-
ev'en grandpa help when • things get
underway. A great many gallons" of sap
have to be transported froirittre4rees to
-the holding tanks at the evaporator for
_ each gallon of syrup produced.
The evaporator house sees an
endless stream stream of visitors. People out
for a drive who stop by to see syrup
making in action and as a result almost
all of the product is -sold right from the
' bush. Everyone gets a tour and an
explanation of what happens as well as a
free sample of the delicious -result of
many hours boiling.
Gotheriing, a basy job