[org.whodat]

My childhood friends father had a syrup house, I helped make syrup for years, my friend still makes it every winter. The only time he missed was the two years he spent in a hell hole in Asia.

[GeronL]

was it used as a clubhouse (or a fort) the rest of the year?

[bert]

I bought 5 maple tree taps on e bay and began to make maple syrup. I have one maple tree that produces 8 to 10 gallons of sap per day. I boil it on a camp stove hooked to my grill propane tank.

Ten gallons yields 1 quart of syrup. It is perhaps the best result for the least effort I know of.