The boiling process was very time-consuming. The harvested sap was transported back to the party's base camp, where it was then poured into large vessels (usually made from metal) and boiled down to achieve the desired concentration. The sap was usually transported using large barrels pulled by horses or oxen to a central collection point, where it was processed either over a fire built out in the open or inside a shelter built for that purpose (the "sugar shack").
the boiling process was very time-consuming the harvested sap was transported back to the party's base camp where it was then poured into large vessels (usually made from metal) and boiled down to achieve the desired concentration the sap was usually transported using large barrels pulled by horses or oxen to a central collection point where it was processed either over a fire built out in the open or inside a shelter built for that purpose (the "sugar shack")