Want Vermont?
Try Silloway Maple
Really. If you want a taste of Vermont, make tracks to Silloway Farms in Randolph Center, VT for a heavenly and refreshing Vermont maple creamee. My annual migration with my son was memorable, delightful, and delicious on a steamy July day. Dress up any creamee with a dusting of maple coffee, maple cinnamon, maple pumpkin spice, or other tasty toppings after your host swirls it around elegantly in a cone or cup for your summer afternoon delight. Got kids? This is a great spot to show them the intricacies of what it takes to squeeze a gallon of maple syrup from 40 to 50 gallons of maple sap. Think of a one room schoolhouse that offers a show and tell for maple syrup production. And if it’s an outdoor adventure the children prefer, a large play structure, plus some goats in a pen, a double see-saw, and a sand box will entertain them for at least the time it takes the adults to finish off their desserts. Even the stacks of cordwood used to fire up the evaporators to boil the sap to make the syrup to add to the maple creamee mixture or make the maple syrup candy are a sight for eyes small and large alike! Visit Silloway Maple with a curious mind and willing palate. You won’t be disappointed.
Photo gallery of the farm and the maple sugar shack shop are below…
Dave Celone lives in Sharon, VT and loves a great maple creamee. Especially from a NOFA certified organic farm like Silloway Maple in Randolph Center. He works for Vermont Law and Graduate School in South Royalton, VT.