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Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this special edition of New Hampshire Outlook. This weekend, Maple Sugar producers all over the state will open their doors to visitors. In this program we'll meet some of the people and see some of the places that produce that ubiquitous liquid gold. First, if you want a long view of the maple syrup tradition in New Hampshire, Steve Taylor, our commissioner of agriculture is the perfect guide. In this installment of his occasional series we call "Steve Taylor's Real New Hampshire", he shows us the maple syrup business from two perspectives -- small and large. |
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Next, we'll take you to Lancaster where the owner of Christies' Maple Farm has been in production for over twenty years. Let's take a look. |
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narration Legend has it that tapping trees for sap began quite by accident. It was a well placed tomahawk into a maple tree that started things moving. It quickly evolved into something slightly more sophisticated and stayed that way for many years. "There are still people who use buckets. But if you want to make a business out of this, you have to use the latest technology." Colin Christie operates Christie's Maple Farm in Lancaster. "I remember when I was biten by the bug. I was a kid and we tapped trees in our backyard. It all started then. In 1982 is when I went commercial." Colin now taps 10,000 trees in the maple forests north of Mt. Washington. "Sap is the lifeblood of a tree." And in 10,000 trees, there happens to be a lot of sap - somewhere around 150,000 gallons. Colin and a few of his employees have only six weeks to collect it. So, they've taken advantage of technology. "I can take sap from this tree and turn it into syrup in just 3.5 hours." To do this, Colin has run more than 45 miles of tubing from the trees to a holding tank. But he's not relying on gravity alone to get it there. "This is a vacuum that allows us to draw the sap from the hills high on the hill in a much more effecient way." "We first drill a hole. Then we.. dissolve to truck pulling away to unloading sap at shack From the trees, the sap is brought here where it will be turned into syrup. "This is the reverse osmosis machine. What it does is remove about 75 percent of the water from the sap. That allows us to evaporate the remaining sap much faster." The traditional way of boiling sap is over an oil or wood fire. Colin uses steam. "With steam there is no chance of the sap burning, like there was the old way. Also is provides a much more even temperature throughout the process." "From when the sap arrives to when it's a finished product takes about an hour. Without the reverse osmosis and steaming process it would take about four times that - about 4 hours." In a typical season, the farm will produce more than 3,000 gallons of syrup. Technology has helped make that happen. The spirit of the maple sugaring however hasn't changed since Colin first witnessed it as a young boy growing up in the White Mountains. |
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It may surprise you to learn that the state's best maple syrup is produced by fifteen-year-old Benjamin Fisk of Peterborough. Fisk beat out entries from all over the state to win this year's award of excellence in maple syrup production from the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association. The Con Val High School tenth grader has been producing syrup since he was five years old. |
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Ben attributes his success to a couple of things. He keeps his equipment clean, boils all of his sap every day, filters his syrup well and makes sure it's the proper density. |
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That is it for this edition of our program. For information on Maple Weekend and the guests in this program, connect with us on-line at nhptv.org. Join our online discussion and tell us what's on your mind. |
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We'll see you next time. Thanks for watching. |
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Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this special edition of New Hampshire Outlook. It's Maple sugar season around the state. In this program we'll meet some of the people and see some of the places that produce that ubiquitous liquid gold. Later, we'll show you how these days, maple syrup is for more than just pancakes. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - Dancing lessons with Edra Toth. Find out why her students are coming for miles. even states. away to study with a master. |
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That is it for this edition of our program. For information on New Hampshire's Maple Syrup producers, connect with us on-line at nhptv.org. Join our online discussion and tell us what's on your mind. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. We're on location for a celebration of Maple Sugar season. The story of liquid gold. Join us tonight at 10:00 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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For information on Christie's maple syrup, visit www.real maple-dot-com. |
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Ben's Sugar Shack: www.benssugarshack.com |
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State lawmakers debated further budget cuts today in response to a request by Governor Craig Benson. The legislature's fiscal committee and governor were reacting to an expected shortfall of $6 million by the end of June. Bite: 00:02:54 I bring with me today two executive orders totalling $4.4 million.hiring freeze.over the course of this fiscal year. Tag: The cuts will affect 10 different departments including a one million cut to Health and Human Services. Some legislators expressed concern that a cut in tourism advertising would reduce state revenues from tourism, but the committee voted to approve the orders. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 03/24/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this special edition of New Hampshire Outlook. This weekend, Maple Sugar producers all over the state will open their doors to visitors. In this program we'll meet some of the people and see some of the places that produce that ubiquitous liquid gold. First, if you want a long view of the maple syrup tradition in New Hampshire, Steve Taylor, our commissioner of agriculture is the perfect guide. In this installment of his occasional series we call "Steve Taylor's Real New Hampshire", he shows us the maple syrup business from two perspectives -- small and large. Next, we'll take you to Lancaster where the owner of Christies' Maple Farm has been in production for over twenty years.Let's take a look. It may surprise you to learn that the state's best maple syrup is produced by fifteen-year-old Benjamin Fisk of Peterborough. Fisk beat out entries from all over the state to win this year's award of excellence in maple syrup production from the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association.The Con Val High School tenth grader has been producing syrup since he was five years old. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Beth Carroll\NH Outlook, Harriet Gowen\The Sugar Shack, Steve Taylor\NH Commissioner of Agriculture, Clark's Sugar House\Langdon, Alvin Clark\Clark's Sugar House, Dave Clark\Clark's Sugar House, Bascom Farms\Acworth, Bruce Bascom\Owner Bascom Farms, Colin Christie\Christies' Maple Farm, Ben Fisk\Ben's Sugar Shack, Bill Fisk\Grandfather, Sam Fisk\Sister |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time: 03/24/04 22:00 HOST: Beth Carroll Length: 26:46 minutes In this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, Hello. I'm Beth Carroll. Welcome to this special edition of New Hampshire Outlook. This weekend, Maple Sugar producers all over the state will open their doors to visitors. In this program we'll meet some of the people and see some of the places that produce that ubiquitous liquid gold. First, if you want a long view of the maple syrup tradition in New Hampshire, Steve Taylor, our commissioner of agriculture is the perfect guide. In this installment of his occasional series we call "Steve Taylor's Real New Hampshire", he shows us the maple syrup business from two perspectives -- small and large. Next, we'll take you to Lancaster where the owner of Christies' Maple Farm has been in production for over twenty years.Let's take a look. It may surprise you to learn that the state's best maple syrup is produced by fifteen-year-old Benjamin Fisk of Peterborough. Fisk beat out entries from all over the state to win this year's award of excellence in maple syrup production from the New Hampshire Maple Producers Association.The Con Val High School tenth grader has been producing syrup since he was five years old. PRODUCER/REPORTER: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS:Beth Carroll\NH Outlook, Harriet Gowen\The Sugar Shack, Steve Taylor\NH Commissioner of Agriculture, Clark's Sugar House\Langdon, Alvin Clark\Clark's Sugar House, Dave Clark\Clark's Sugar House, Bascom Farms\Acworth, Bruce Bascom\Owner Bascom Farms, Colin Christie\Christies' Maple Farm, Ben Fisk\Ben's Sugar Shack, Bill Fisk\Grandfather, Sam Fisk\Sister |