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May 2018 News

NOTE Our Off-Season Hours

After a fantastic 2018 maple season, the Pancake House Restaurant is now closed. The Maple Gift Shoppe remains open by appointment or chance.  Planning ahead? Call 613.256.3867 or email us at info@fultons.ca to set up a shopping date - we're always happy to meet you in the Maple Gift Shoppe!

 

Mother's Day is May 13. We have lots of great items in the Maple Gift Shoppe for Mom, inluding some lovely spa products. Father's Day is June 17- consider something for Dad from Fulton's, perhaps a BBQ gift pack or some yummy treats. Make it a one-stop shopping day!

 

Scribbles by Shirley

Firstly a huge thank you to everyone who made our 2018 season fun, exciting and successful.  What a privilege to work with Team Awesome and to chat with our customers. Of the customers I was lucky enough to meet, the youngest was 6 days old and the oldest 101 years! We are have many families who have been visiting Fulton's for 20, 30 and 40 years.

I thank Team Awesome for happily (well, sort of) extending our maple season for one week. The unseasonally cool temperatures extended our maple syrup production to April 22. This has been one of our longest producing seasons; our first syrup was made on February 27 and our final boil was almost two months later. We made mostly Amber grade with one run of Golden (a lot of it dissappeared for family enjoyment). Our Dark was a delicious stronger flavour but our Very Dark lovers were out of luck. We did not make any Very Dark, probably because we never got warm temps throughout our season. 

Finishing up a seasonal business is a relief (all of us are ready for some R&R) but it also is bitter sweet. More than fifty of us, including staff, some experience-providers and a few spouses celebrated our year-end at an informal gathering where we shared stories and laughs from the season and an excellent meal together. Most staff have moved on to other seasonal jobs, the sugar bush is quiet, Lacey is lonesome and the parking lot is empty. After a couple of weeks of recuperation the year round staff are back cleaning, counting, planning and enjoying each other's company. 

The 'off season' is filled with serving visitors to the Maple Gift Shoppe (by chance or call ahead), filling online and wholesale orders AND some downtime to recharge our batteries.

Also in May we will start planning our Staff Alumni Reunion on Sunday October 7 (Thanksgiving weekend). Stay posted for details and 'like' our Facebook page. The year 2019 will also be the 50th Anniversary of our Pancake House. We are looking forward to planning something special for the season. 

Sweet maple wishes to you,

Shirley Fulton-Deugo

4th Generation Owner

 April Fools!

Anyone who knows Shirley, knows that she LOVES April Fools Day and much to the dismay of staff, it fell on a Sunday this year, usually a busy day with lots of staff scheduled to work; as a result, staff were 'on guard' and waiting for something to happen.  Shirley is generous with sweet treats at work. She baited staff a few days in advance by putting out some really yummy treats. Then on April 1st.... BAM! Staff bit into Caramilk squares and innocent-looking sour candies and jelly beans that had been spiked with cayenne pepper or exchanged with nasty tasting look-alikes.  The joke was on Shirley in some ways, as some staff thought the spicy candies were just great. It was all in good humour and staff enjoyed the prank.  

Young At Heart

We had an interesting 'complaint' regarding our Eagle Eye Adventure trail game last month. Our literature says that the game is recommended for ages 5-100. This recent visitor will be turning 102 years old in a short time and has been visiting Fulton's with family for many years. She said we should adjust the ages on our trail games to include her age group! We were happy to welcome this wonderful centenarian to Fulton's Pancake House & Sugar Bush and we wish her a very happy birthday. 

Paying It Forward

Each year at Fulton's we have a Pay It Forward bucket on the counter near our restaurant cash. As a longstanding tradition our graduating staff (teens moving on to post-secondary schooling) choose a cause or organization dear to their hearts to donate the funds to. Last year the funds were split between Lanark County Therapeutic Riding and the Mississippi Mills Youth Centre. This year graduating staff member Taylor Gillan has chosen Big Brothers Big Sisters of Lanark County. We are pleased to provide them with a donation of $850. 

Alternate Mode of Transport

How fun to have visitors arrive at Fulton's on horseback. They called ahead to ensure it was okay and then rode in for breakfast. While son Connor went it to order their 'grub', mom Kelly waited outside with horses Myst and Roy. Myst wanted to share Connor's waffles and fresh maple syrup! These well-behaved equine friends also posed for a photo in the Celebrating Canada photo booth. Thanks for coming, we enjoyed your visit!

Four Generations Visit Fulton's

It's a 40-year tradition for the Farrar/ Gilboe/ Gilmore/ Dumont extended family to visit Fulton's Sugar Bush on Easter weekend. This year we were delighted to host four generations. Here they are joined by Fulton-Deugo family members Shirley, Scott, Tyson, Parker and Lacey-the-dog for a group photo. 

Taffy for 500

Fulton's Team Awesome travelled to the big City recently to staff an off-site taffy party for 500, hosted by a property management company who wanted to say thanks to building tenants and staff. As well as pouring taffy and handing it out to passersby, we had an opportunity to showcase and sell some of our Fulton's Pancake House & Sugar Bush sweet treats and Maple Luscious Spa products. What a pleasure to be a part of this fun day; after all who doesn't like handing out free taffy? It's sure to bring a smile.

Featured Product for April

Sweet Ontario Cookbook

Put together by the Ontario Maple Syrup Producers Association, the Sweet Ontario cookbook features an extensive collection of maple recipes, including some from Fulton's. We love it and we think you will too.  The Recipe of the Month (below) comes from this cookbook. And it's reasonably priced at $20 (plus tax) per copy. Pick up yours today and grab another copy for Mom for her special day. 

 
Purchase online here or in the Maple Shoppe (open by chance or appointment).

Recipe of the Month

MAPLE BBQ CROCKPOT PULLED CHICKEN

Don't put that crockpot away for the season just yet! We think it's worth making one more meal- this tasty Maple BBQ Pulled Chicken recipe is something you can start early in the day and then serve later on as a picnic. What's not to like? Pick up some fabulous buns and serve with a delicious BBQ Coleslaw (recipe included) 

Upcoming Local Events

Sunday, May 13 - Mother's Day! Make a date to spend some time with Mom. Take her to brunch, cook her a meal or go on a day trip together. 

399 Sugar Bush Road, Pakenham, ON, Canada
613-256-3867

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