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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1985-3-20, Page 28Clinton are making some of their yearly wages by making maple syrup. For them March Break .comes at a good , time because the sap is running in the maples that line the laneway and back lathe bush owned by their parents, Don and Florence. It takes a lot of time to collect and boil down the hundreds of gallons of sap needed to make 70 -odd gallons' of maple syrup, and the week from school saves the two late nights ridding the sap of water. They bore about two or three inches into a maple tree and fit in one of the dozens of century old spigots borrowed from a friend, Andrew Arksey, who gave upmaking maple syrup 20 years ago. They bore about 200 times for the 200 buckets they have. Every day David or Mike will go out on a 200 cc Honda ATC pull- ing a cart with nine milk cans on it. They travel on the trails they've made throughout the bush this year and empty the sometimes full -to -overflowing pails. The contents of the eight gallon cans are dumped into a stainless steel container which is hooked directly up to the evaporator in which the sap is boiled. Then it's a matter of keeping the temperature just over 200 degrees by keep- ing the carefully built stone, fire -brick lined pit stoked with chunks of the many cords of wood that have to be cut and stacked in the general vicinity. The sap finally boils down to syrup and`is strainedand packaged in one litre and four litre cans. This year the larger cans cost almost $2 apiece, an unwanted surprise before production had even started. And for sale in stores, there are glass bot- tles of syrup in a pair off sizes. Another surprise initiated this year is the use of inspectors from the government to assure the syrup's quality and safety for consumption by the public. As part of this effort by government to audit production by small maple syrup pro- ducers, a grading system has been in- stituted based on the color of the syrup. The darker syrup isn't quite as good as the medium type, and according to David, "the light stuff doesn't have any taste." Accompanying the Miens in syrup pro- duction ' is Martin Canny, a professor of biology at the University of Monash in Melbourne, Australia. It's the first time he's worked making maple syrup and he's thoroughly enjoying the experience. And rounding out the gathering of varied individuals is Susan Cheyne, of Trenton, who helped Mike and David collect sap, a job requiring a lot of lifting. Sue is a member of the latest Katimavik contingent, helping the Pullens with lambing as well. There isn't anything in the world quite the same as when maple sap runs in Canada. And some of the orders the two high school students fill indicate that. - They have sent syrup to Sweden and Florida With friends pressed into duty as carriers and Martin is taking some back to Australia with him. David also said that for people allergic to sugar, maple syrup is the best substitute. "They buy gallons of it to last the year." David talks about expanding the opera- tion some day but still has high school and university to complete. And to start produc- ing larger quantities of syrup takes a healthy investment. But for now, working the long hours dur- ing spring's first manifestation and wonder- ing what everyone else sees in travelling south seems to pleasantly occupy Mike and David's March Break. i1 NOTICE The Municipal Councils of Seafortti and' Tuckersmitha cardialir,"-4 invite interested persons to attend a PUBLIC MEETING tobeheldon THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. at the SEAFORTH TOWN HALL for the purposes of participating in a discussion regarding alternative solid waste management programs for Seaforth and District. The meeting is intended to bring the public up to' date on the current environmental assessment study and to discuss alternative methods of meeting the requirements for solid waste disposal prior -to further investigation for the environmental report. For more informatioo concerning the above, contact the Clerk of Seaforth, JAMES CROCKER, during normal business hours. JAMES CROCKER Clerk TOWN OF SEAFORTH 527-0160 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20,1985 --Page 23 HAPPY a®riIG ONE" Cera March 26th From the rest of us. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY "Feathers" From your friends. 1 THIS ORIGINAL DOCUMENT LS IN VERY POOR CONDITION Pullen Bros. - Sweet taste of success David Pullen stokes the fire to boil sap on its way to being maple syrup. With his brother, Mike, partially, obscured by some of the vast amounts of steam from the boiling sap, the high school student works through March Break to provide customers with quality syrup and himself with a few bucks. (James Friel photo) By James Friel CLINTON - Every high school and college student in the province has just come back from .Florida. The wheeling and dealing they had to do to arrange the money and permission from parents expecting the worst and being comforted when finding out that worst happened would make even a• Bay Street financier wince at the ruthlessness- . Well, not every Student is gamely making their way back after happily submitting themselves to physical abuse which would - be called torture in another place or age. While their friends are spending money in the South David and Mike Pullen of RR 4, PETER F. JANSEN MASONRY Chimney and Huse Repair Brick, Block and Stone Work. Commercial and Residential. Concrete Finishing 527-0208 CALLL 527-0043 VVINtlei' POWELL Bui der Custom Built Homes Additions & Renovations "25 Years Experience" Phone 482-7108 evenings EUCHRE PARTY Huron Fish and / r Game Club (�� _ I • Saturday, Mar. 23 8:30 p.m. ADM. '1.50 Ladies Please Bring Lunch Travel Ontario Coming April 1st Olde town. Hall, Exeter Call 1400-265-7022 or 235-2000 Hay Township Recreation is sponsoring a Mystery Bingo Every other Thursday Next Bingo Thurs., Mar. 21 Zurich Community Centre Jackpot: $500, must go Bonanza Prize, 51 calls • 4 flush games • 1 early bird • 10 regular games • 1 mystery prize OVER $1500 In cash prizes Doors open of 6 30 p.m Bingo • starts at 7 45 shorp Bring your dabbers ALL PROCEEDS for "NEW BALL DIAMOND No one under 16 ollowed to play ALL THIS MONTH YOU CAN OFF ANY FAMILY PAK MEAL SAVE 1.00 ON THESE FOUR FAMILY PAK MEALS ECONO PAK 9 ,iecos of chicken family french fries 2 medium salads (of your choice) $10.99 / FISH 'N' CHIPS PAK 6 pieces of English style fish, family french fries $ 9.99 DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS 11 AM .Y0 2 PM COMBO PAK 5 places of chlckon, 4 places of fish, family french fries, 2 medium salads (of your cholcol $11.99 BUCKET PAK 15 pieces o4 chicken, 2 medium french Mos, 3 medium ,°rods (of your choIcal $15.99/ SEAFOOD OPEN: 7 DAYS A WEEK 10AM-10PM SUNDAYS 11 AM-9PM 33 Victoria Street - a �� CLINTON ......... „ ..... e .. . 1.OD.E. 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