The final product of all this work is a sweet, golden syrup with a flavor far superior to commercial

Toward the end of winter in late February and early March, when warm days alternate with cold nights, some Ohioans undertake the traditional task of tapping sugar maple trees for the production of maple syrup.
atlanta hotel Here in the Miami Valley of western atlanta hotel Ohio, the Boy Scouts of Tecumseh Council are busy preparing to tap the maple trees in the forest at Camp Hugh Taylor Birch. Scouts and adult leaders drill holes and insert taps into mature maples, then connect the taps to plastic collection tubes that lead into buckets.
Once collected, the sap is taken to a sugar shack where it is boiled down in a large, flat bottom pan over a wood fire. The process requires constant stirring over many hours; otherwise, the sap will stick and burn on the bottom of the pan. About forty gallons of sap are required to produce one gallon of syrup. The lengthy boiling process consumes vast amounts of firewood. atlanta hotel Most of the wood being burned at Camp Birch this year is from ash trees that have died in recent years due to an infestation of emerald ash borers, an Asian insect that has devastated American ash trees.
The final product of all this work is a sweet, golden syrup with a flavor far superior atlanta hotel to commercial imitations. The syrup is bottled and sold to the public; the proceeds help to pay for the costs of running the camp and providing recreational opportunities for thousands of Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Venture Scouts.