List of definitions of terms used in maple syrup production
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The stand
used to hold the evaporator pans. A fire of wood or fule oil is burned underneath to boil the sap.
Evaporator
A set of
large shallow metal pans used to boil sap into syrup.
Finishing
Pan
A pan used
to turn very concentrated sap into "finished" syrup.
Flue Pan
An evaporator
pan used to boil sap. It usually has deep channels in the bottom to allow
more heat to boil the sap. Also called a sap or back pan.
Hydrometer
Equipment
used to measure the sugar content of sap or syrup.
Refractometer
Equipment
used to measure the sugar content of sap or syrup.
Run
When the
sap is flowing.
Sap
The liquid exuded from a wound in a tree.
Spile/Spout
A tube pounded
into a tap hole in a tree so that syrup can drain from the tree. Spiles
may have a hook to hold a bucket.
Sugar Bush
A stand of
sugar maple trees that are capable of being tapped.
Sugar
House
A building
with equipment to turn maple sap into syrup.
Sugarsand
Material
that is produced by boiling sap into syrup. It can be either somewhat
slimy or very gritty. Syrup
Sap
that has been boiled until it is 66% sugar or higher.
Syrup Pan
An evaporator pan used to further refine concentrated sap. Syrup pans cook
the sap slowly to prevent burning. Also called flat or front pan.
Tap
The
hole put in a tree to extract sap.
Tank
Piece
of equipment used to store sap.
Tubing
Long
tubes attached to spouts allowing sap to flow to a collection tank.
