{"id":2830,"date":"2011-03-31T13:16:41","date_gmt":"2011-03-31T19:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=2830"},"modified":"2011-04-09T09:29:27","modified_gmt":"2011-04-09T15:29:27","slug":"its-sugaring-season-at-cooks-woods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=2830","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s \u201cSugaring\u201d Season at Cooks\u2019 Woods"},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DriftlessAppetite\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; 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width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rss\" title=\"Subscribe to our RSS Feed\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/rss.png\" \/><\/a><p>The arrival of springtime\u00a0in the town of Fennimore has been signaled by the sweetly scented smoke and steam wafting out of the<a href=\"http:\/\/cookswoods.biz\/\"> Cooks&#8217; Woods<\/a> sugar house.\u00a0 Dave and Barb Cook have been drawing many visitors from all over the world to watch the process of making pure maple syrup since 1995.\u00a0 The smell surrounding the property is just amazing, you could just take a piece of pancake, wave it in the air, and that would be enough.\u00a0 OK, I exaggerate but it&#8217;s that good!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Dave Cook, the Farm, Part of the Evaporator Machine, and Pints of Syrup<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/cookswoods.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2831\" title=\"cookswoods\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/cookswoods.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/cookswoods.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/cookswoods-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><!--more-->FUN FACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup.<\/li>\n<li>The Native Americans were the first to collect maple sap and make sugar.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Sugaring&#8221; is the term used for this short season because maple sap used to be boiled down until solid.\u00a0 It was shaved or grated as needed year round.<\/li>\n<li>To start tapping, a\u00a0maple tree has to be between 30 and 40 years old.\u00a0 It can produce sap until about 100 years old.<\/li>\n<li>Each tree can produce about 8-12 gallons of sap per season.<\/li>\n<li>The season last for about 6 weeks.<\/li>\n<li>Around 300 different natural flavor compounds have been found in pure maple syrup.<\/li>\n<li>It can take up to an entire day for the sap to reduce into syrup hence the need for Maple Sugaring parties \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Wood-Fired Evaporator<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/CooksWoodsMapleBoil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2832\" title=\"CooksWoodsMapleBoil\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/CooksWoodsMapleBoil.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/CooksWoodsMapleBoil.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/CooksWoodsMapleBoil-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An addition to their product list this year is maple butter made by Barb. \u00a0 She uses local butter produced at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alcamcreamery.com\/about-us.html\">Alcam Creamery<\/a> in Richland Center.\u00a0 I&#8217;m going to go pick up a small tub for myself this weekend!\u00a0 For more information, visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/cookswoods.biz\/\">Cooks&#8217; Woods<\/a> website.\u00a0 Last but not least, we&#8217;ve decided to give away another pint of this wonderful product.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a Grade B syrup which I prefer to the Grade A.\u00a0 It has a darker, more complex flavor.\u00a0 You must try it if you&#8217;ve only had Grade A.\u00a0 To enter the contest, all you have to do is find one Wisconsin maple syrup producer and link to them on the comment.\u00a0 Please no duplicates.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll pick a winner at random next Friday.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s support our local and regional producers!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Mmm&#8230;Pints<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/MapleSyrupPints.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2833\" title=\"MapleSyrupPints\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/MapleSyrupPints.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/MapleSyrupPints.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/MapleSyrupPints-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The arrival of springtime\u00a0in the town of Fennimore has been signaled by the sweetly scented smoke and steam wafting out of the Cooks&#8217; 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