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The sugar rush [large print] : a memoir of wild dreams, budding bromance, and making maple syrup / Peter Gregg.

Gregg, Peter, (author.). Letteney, Sarah, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Trying to shake off the emotions of a recently emptied nest and midlife anxiety, Peter Gregg launches into a strange new chapter -- he decides to make maple syrup. A lot of it. After recruiting his best buddy, Bert, and collecting advice from a clique of salty farmers who've been sugaring all their lives, Gregg is soon consumed by what maple producers call "the Bug." He sets out to chase the mythical "five pounder" goal -- a lofty syrup production total that'll put him in league with the pros in Vermont. For the next three months, from January to early April, the two men battle the rugged terrain of a mountain of maples in an Ahab-like quest that eats up their energy, time, and the contents of their wallets. Along the way, they learn how to handle dangerous equipment, outrun predatory wildlife, and deal with the sped-up seasons brought on by climate change. Out of their struggle, they get something more valuable than the liquid gold they're cooking: bonds of lasting friendship, a lifeline to a community, and a sense of purpose that remains long after sugaring season is over."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9798891642904
Physical Description: 391 pages (large print) : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Edition: Center Point Large Print edition.
Publisher: Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

General Note:

Regular print version previously published by Pegasus Books.

"Illustrations by Sarah Letteney" -- Copyright page.

Formatted Contents Note:

Map -- Prologue -- Prelude to a sugar season -- Blossom road -- Bert -- Five pounders -- The tanks I get -- A trip to Bascom's -- The maple mecca -- The country girl -- This is why we can't have nice things -- The pull-out method -- Opening day -- Enter the maplex -- Firehouse breakfast -- Call of the wild -- Hurry up and wait -- New saddles and a nut driver -- I'd tap that -- My maple hazing -- The O.G. of sugarhouse builders -- Tapping the light fantastic -- Every great flood begins with a single first drop -- First days always suck -- The phenomenon of the scorch -- The juice is worth the squeeze -- Kinking the Loyne -- Tapping with the Governor -- The mysterious case of the missing maple -- Quinlan storms in -- This is what it all boils down to -- To redrill or not redrill -- Vermont on a sunny day -- The neighborhood watch -- Alpenglow and moonglow -- The grind -- Epilogue: off-season 2022.