Mount Holly Newsflash - Thursday, May 19, 2022 The weather today in Mount Holly -
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 54. South wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Rose Describes Development of Maple Sugaring to Ludlow Rotary
Douglas Rose of the Green Mountain Sugar House in Ludlow was the recent guest speaker at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC).
Rose, co-owner and operator of the maple syrup products company along with his wife, Ann, described the history of the syrup production process.
In particular, he noted that the development could be broken down into two general historic phases: one measured by the buckets of maple sap processed, the second and current phase being the impact of technological advances and sap collection.
The bucket period concentrated on measuring the number of individual maple trees that were tapped and transported by horse to the local sugaring house. The use of horses also dictated when active sap collection was feasible. Since horses had difficulty getting through heavy snow, this usually meant that active sugaring could only begin when the snow drifts had started to melt.
Rose then noted that the process of heating the syrup to a desired temperature required that someone watch the temperature all the time. He also said that the volume of actual syrup was low compared to current levels since the process was dependent on buckets of sap collected.
According to Rose, all this changed with the introduction of automatic collection of sap using tubing attached to the trees and the development of temperature controlled boilers for heating the sap.
In describing where Vermont fell in terms of the economic production of syrup, Rose indicated that the state was the leading producer in the United States with Maine and New York vying for second and third place. However, Canada remains the largest producer of maple syrup. Pictured above is Douglas Rose of Green Mountain Sugar House as he speaks at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Ludlow Rotary Club.
Ludlow Rotary Welcomes Melanie
Gulde As a New Member
Melanie Gulde, Program Director for the new Divided Sky Foundation's Ludlow Addiction Center, was inducted into the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) at its recent Tuesday luncheon meeting. Tom Harris, LRC Rotarian, explained the goals and functions of the club to Melanie and Art Randolph, LRC President, awarded Melanie the membership pin. Pictured above, from left to right, are Tom Harris, Melanie Gulde, and Art Randolph.
