Hartford Courant: Historical Society Of Glastonbury To Host Maple Sugaring Demonstration

 

Hartford Courant 7:54 a.m. EST, February 22, 2013

GLASTONBURY —— It takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. The Native American Indians showed the settlers how to take the sap from the maple trees to create syrup.

These are some of the facts visitors will learn as they attend the Historical Society at Glastonbury's "Maple Sugar Madness" on March 10. The event will showcase how maple syrup is made using modern tools.

The event will be held from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Welles Shipman Ward House in South Glastonbury. Glastonbury native Mark Packard will take visitors through the maple sugar making process. Visitors will check the sugar bush – a group of maple trees - on the hill behind the house where the trees are tapped. The sap will be boiled in a large 2-foot-by-4-foot pan, on concrete blocks with a fire underneath it.

Inside the historic home, pancakes will be cooked on the open hearth using an 18th-century method with Connecticut-made sap poured on them. Admission is $3 per person and free to HSG members. The rain/snow date is March 17.

—Peter Marteka

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