End of Vermont Sugar Season

A silly limerick

A few things to know about sugaring in Vermont. First, it tends to be pronounced “shug-rhin”. Second, the old timey ways have given way to pipelines, reverse osmosis, and vacuum pumps. That said, the classic metal pale hanging on a maple tree. Once upon a once, pedants argued over the distinction between a pail and a bucket.

Young Jack walked to the dale

In his arms he carried a pail

With a slip and a flail

Off came the bail

“Oh Pucket,” he wailed, when his bucket became a pail

One might say that I acer’d that nonsense.