We love sugaring season. The kids love the syrup and the mud. I’d prefer just the syrup but with a little planning ahead, I can live with L.’s mud fetish (tall rubber boots and an extra change of pants are required). As in 2005, this year’s Maine Sunday is on Easter day again. Some of the farms are open on Saturday this year so it’s worth a call to check on dates and plan a visit to a local farm this weekend. Maine Maple SundayIf you’ve never visited a sugar house, here’s a short video on the process of boiling sap to syrup. It’s time-intensive and I’m impressed with the dedicated people who do this every time I watch it.

More about our visit to Snell’s Family Farm in Bar Mills. Last year we visited Merrifield Farm and learned how syrup was boiled before modern technology. More from our visit last year to Merrifield Farm in Gorham. And after you’ve stocked up on syrup this weekend, you can try out some tasty recipes (or take L.’s suggestion). Maple recipesDo you have any good maple recipes? We’d love to have some new ones to try this year so post a comment and share it with us!