Do you know what this is?

Here is my mother's stove-but what's in the kettle? Any guess? Ok I will tell you.

This is a kettle full of sap. It will boil and boil and boil and then, when it is thick and syrupy, we enjoy it on pancakes and waffles! Did you guess maple syrup?

Nope. Its boxelder syrup! Which is very similar to maple syrup but more amber in color. Finally a use for boxelder trees. We started on this adventure with Laura who brought us the first pint of syrup to share. We were happy to discover several more gallons of sap the next few days after that. It takes approx. 50 gallons sap to make 1 gallon syrup, according to Dad.