Focht Family Blog

It is going to take me awhile to update on the ski trip but at least I will start tonight! :) One of the first things that we did while in Vermont was to go to the Von Trapp Family Lodge to see the Sugar House. This is one of the things that we have wanted to see but it wasn’t the right time of year the last time we were in Vermont.

Here is a picture of the boiling sap…

Once it is boiled down they tap it into buckets….

On this day they were making syrup on the snow where they would further boil the syrup down until it reached soft candy temps and then they would pour it over snow. It made a taffy like candy that was delicious!

Here is a picture of the trees with their buckets hanging from them…

Here is a picture of all of the steam coming out of the roof of the sugar house…

Of course we had to go through the touristy stuff, so we went to Cold Hollow Cider Mill for cider doughnuts, Cabot Creamery, and Lake Champlain Chocolates. Here is a picture of our three kids and Blake’s two kids enjoying their candy. Blake is Nathan’s business partner and he and his family joined us on our trip.