And that's it!  We made 5 and a quarter gallons - it is dark syrup because it the sap had been outside for days. Thank you for this site and all the pictures. I (Allison/mom) grew up in Vermont and saw my Dad make maple syrup. Now I live in California and was telling my son Shawn (7 yrs old) how the syrup on his pancakes are made. Since we can't make syrup in California, I did a Google search and found your website. Now Shawn has seen first hand, thanks to your pictures, how syrup is really made. Allison (mom) and Shawn (7 yr. old) Wednesday, March 1st, 2006 at 13:53:17 Thank you for teaching us how to make maple syrup! We were reading a book about trees and my daughter became keenly interested in the illustration of the man tapping the maple for sap to make syrup! What a great website! To actually be able to see a real maple syrup making process. We live in New York City and would probably never have gotten that close to the real thing. (Ican now appreciate the price on our maple syrup.) sarah perez Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 at 06:48:09 Where did you get the bottles the syrup is stored in? mike groseclose Monday, February 16th, 2009 at 15:17:29 Our first grade class really enjoyed your pictures about making syrup. We live in Phoenix, Arizona and we don't have maple trees. Thank you for the great pictures. Sincerely, Mrs. McIver's First Grade Class Ocotillo Elementary School faye.mciver@wesdschools.org Mrs. McIver's First Grade Friday, August 21st, 2009 at 09:19:55