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Volunteer
Maple
Camp
Directions
to Camp
Camp
Calendar
Contact
General Information
info@phoc.org
Director
director@phoc.org
4654 Pleasant Hill Rd.
Perrysville, OH 44864
419 938-3715
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Our Syrup Operation
We are lucky at Pleasant Hill
to have a perfect hill on which to tap trees. This allows our
system to primarily run on gravity flow. We also have a vacuum
pump to help keep the low spots flowing.
The Process...
1. Maple trees are tapped with one to three taps per
tree depending on the size of the tree. The taps are  hooked
together, (with the blue tube) then the trees are linked into
larger tubes which feed into one main line.
2. Through this system the sap runs into 2 500 gallon
stainless steel tanks. From the tanks the sap flows into the
evaporator which sits on a custom built wood fired stove, built
by Aaron & Dick Baird. The sap is boiled down into syrup
using fallen and dead trees culled from over 200 acres of woods.
3. Our evaporator is
custom built and donated by Morton Salt. The entire finishing
process is housed in a greenhouse donated by Cropking of Seville
4. When the sap has boiled down almost completely
it is filtered, finished and bottled. It takes about 50 gallons
of sap to make one gallon of  syrup.
5. We sell the finished product and use it in our
camp kitch en
year round. It is served with our pancake breakfast and flavors
many of our camp dishes such as our maple glazed ham, baked beans
and more.
Call,
email or stop in if you would like to purchase some Pleasant
Hill Syrup. If you would like to order e-mail info@phoc.org
or call 419-938-3715
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