Mmmm Maple Bacon Jam

Maple Bacon Jam

6 lbs bacon6 large onion sliced thin

20 cloves garlic

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 cups coffee

1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar

1 cup maple syrup

salt and pepper to taste if needed

cook bacon until crisp and cut into 1 inch pieces, set asidecook onion and garlic in bacon fat until translucent, then drainall but 1/2 to 3/4 cups of the fat and add the other ingredients

Simmer until thickish. Use a blender to dice up if needed.

I canned in 1/2 pint jars at 10 lbs psi for 75 minutes.

Sweet Times

Thank you to all of our visitors this past weekend. With all of the old faces, new faces, family and friends. My heart is truly overflowing. Unfortunately, I was not able to speak with every one of you individually. We will now be open here at the sugar house by appointment. We will have eggs hatching through out the spring and the piglets should arrive soon. Thank you one and all.
Your Sugarmomma

2010 NH Maple Weekend March 27th and 28th

Here is an update on our upcoming annual open house at 213 Ridge Rd. Northwood, NH on March 27Th and 28Th from 9am to 3pm rain or shine.

For those of you who have never been here, not only is it a fun time for the whole family, it is also educational.

After a hayride to the sugar house, where you can see how the syrup is made and sample our products, you may choose to enjoy a pancake meal featuring our freshly made maple syrup.

Kathy O'Donnell of Country Roads Farm in Webster, NH will be offering pony rides.

While your here, take time to meet Jethro and Tony our Scottish Highlander bulls, see our son Nicholas' heritage breed chicken and his chicks that are scheduled to be hatched.

Finally don't forget to check out our maple products which include candy, cream, cotton candy, nuts, pop corn and ice cream all made with our pure maple syrup.

No purchase is necessary, just show up and enjoy the sweet smell of maple steam and the ambiance of a working sugar house. We look forward to seeing you. Please feel free to bring your camera and capture the moment.

Mark Your Calendars

Mark your Calendars!!! We have set the date of our 2010 Annual Open House at Sugarmomma's Maple Farm, March 27th and 28th. More details will come soon we are still planning. We will begin tapping within the next two weeks and are presently freezing in the woods. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Maple Farm or Funny Farm?

The summer is now officially over, and the outdoors farmers markets have ended. It was an incredible summer and thank you to all.

We at Sugarmomma's Maple Farm feel that it is an appropriate time for you to meet the rest of our family. You will be the judge, maple farm or funny farm?


Picture here is Jethro and Tony our Scottish Highlander cows. As most people are unaware of Highlanders are a rare heritage breed cow. I like to joke and call them hippy cows because of their long hair and big horns. They are beautiful animals which I am proud to own. I was very surprised to find so many people who have never seen cows like Jethro and Tony. Pictured here with the boy's is Jim McGeough of White Gate Farm in Epping. Jim is the breeder of these magnificent animals. Thank you Jim and Susan for doing such a beautiful job.

Momma's little girls! It sure is wonderful to have something else in pink but me. Here are my girls Hanna and Tammy Swynette. They sure are lovable, just rub their belly's and they melt. Just like any other baby's when their belly's are full nothing is better then a long nap in the sunshine.

These girls here are Nick's Chick's. Nicholas has taken a large interest in agriculture this past year, and has purchased 10 heritage breed laying hens from our friends over at Yellow House Farm in Barrington. We are patiently awaiting our first egg. Let's hope that it comes soon or its Coq Au Vin for these girls (just kidding). Nicholas will have some of his heritage eggs available for sale at the winter farmers markets.

Meet Tom he is a happy white broad breasted turkey. Tom and his brothers and sisters (I call them all Tom) live here on the farm in their plush condo. This turkey house is a replica of the camp that I used to go to as a child with the Nun's. How on earth did Ron know that he would be rekindling childhood memories? Thanks to the farmers of the Seacoast Growers Assoc. my turkeys were the best fed turkeys on the seacoast. Be sure to visit soon if you would like to meet Tom he is sure to fly the coop!

So, as you well can see things are pretty busy here on the farm. Have you decided yet? Maple farm or Funny farm! If I have to choose I would say Happy Farm.
Stop bye and visit we are home enjoying the sights and sounds of farm life. The Sugar house will be open throughout the Holiday season to meet all of your personal and Christmas needs, just give us a call and let us know that your coming so we can be here. We will also be at the winter farmers markets sponsored by Seacoast eat local. Visit their web site for times and places. www.seacoasteatlocal.org

Chunky Candy

Here is a mixture of some of my favorite food groups! Can you just taste it now. Chocolate, maple, currents, raisins and nuts.

4 oz. unsweetened chocolate

1/2 cup Sugarmomma's pure maple syrup

1/3 cup raisins

1/3 cup currents

1/4 cup finely chopped hazelnuts or almonds

1 tsp. dark rum or vanilla

In microwave or double boiler melt chocolate. Add maple syrup, raisins, currents, nuts and vanilla or rum, and combine well. Drop balls onto wax paper using two spoons or small cookie scoop. Refrigerate for 30 minutes and store in an airtight container, in a cool place. Enjoy!

Another Happy Day at Portsmouth Farmers Market

See You There!