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- This is Mark Isselhardt,

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maple specialist with
University of Vermont Extension.

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This is a Vermont Maple Minute.

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Traditional methods of sap collection

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have changed over time.

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Initially, Native Americans
created gashes in the stem

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and directed sap into
wooden or bark vessels.

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Early spouts were created
by hollowing out small twigs

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which were inserted into tap holes

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created with a hammer and chisel.

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Sap flowed into wooden
buckets placed on the ground.

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Later, a bit and brace were
used to produce the tap hole

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and mass produced cast
or rolled metal spouts

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were employed to both
direct sap into wooden

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then later metal buckets

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and to hold the bucket above the ground.

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This has been a Vermont Maple Minute.

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I am Mark Isselhardt,

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maple specialist with
University of Vermont Extension.