Introducing a New Page! Sugar Shack Special!
At the Sugar Shack...
So many adventures unfold in a family-run sugar shack. Ours came to life when my children were still very young. My brothers, our friends, and I all took part in setting up, building, and running the sugar shack. We had two wood stoves to cook for everyone, and it was always a big crowd!
Learning to use the wood stoves was a real adventure. Cleaning them was another challenge! No two wood stoves work the same way, and ours definitely gave us a hard time. But we learned! Even the stove ovens were put to good use for baking our bread and casseroles. Every dish had to be turned for even cooking, and the oven doors could never stay open for more than a few seconds—otherwise, we’d lose all the heat!
I would prepare most of the dishes partially at home and bring everything to the sugar shack. Sugar shack omelets were always in demand, along with eggs in syrup, ham cooked in maple sap, and toast made directly on the cast iron of the stoves. And of course, there were the classics—pea soup, boiled potatoes, and crispy pork rinds—all served to our guests, children, and hardworking family members.
The tradition lives on, and I believe it’s important to preserve our foundational recipes, even as we modernize them. That’s why I’m dedicating this page to the sugar shack!
I have a new page with all the recipes for a perfect meal with your friends and family.
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