Have you ever sucked on a sapsicle?

Interesting I had never heard of this thanks for the info.

Not since I was a kid. I miss that maple tree. I remember being little and making syrup and maple candies with my dad, those were great memories. Similar to that? Probably eating peas right off of the vine. Yum.
It is really challenging to resist adding “oral fun” to my topics.

Makes me think I should go out & lick my front tree today.

That is a neat idea. I was too busy lazy to tap our trees this season. There is still time though. I filter the sap through Melita #4 coffee filters so it is crystal clear, then we drink it or pour it in coffee. Yum. :-)

@worriedguy , I also use a coffee filter for the sap.
Sometimes large sugar crystals will form the the bottom of my Maple syrup jug.
After the syrup is gone, I save these crystals to sweeten my tea, or hot oatmeal.

Has anyone ever tried birch syrup? They produce that in Alaska, I’m not sure if they do in Canada or not.
I wonder if I could make that here where I live? (Michigan)

@JmacOroni sapsicles are “oral fun”!
I think I might add it to my topics too.

In my area we have a native plant called ’ Miners lettuce.’
It is a bushy, green, low growing plant with a lily pad shaped leaf that blooms a little white flower in the middle.

This was, apparently, a green that the gold miners ate back in the goldrush era in my county.

It is really good! A bit of a watercress type taste, slightly peppery and when the geese and I go walking we always nibble on some. lol