Introduction: The Sweetest Gathering Around My youngest sister’s partner grew up tapping trees every spring with his family. Last year, he started up again, this time with my sister and the rest of our dinner party crew, minus me. I was far too pregnant, and the Crocs I was limited to wearing would not have scaled the hill to the spot. They had a great haul this year, and we joined them around the fire quite a few times while it boiled down. It’s about a 40:1 ratio of sap to syrup. It’s a lot of work, but if you…