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Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 28, 2015, 08:38 PM

Jan 2015

plenty of time in a sugar shack but no wood. Friend makes around 150 gallons a year - good stuff. Last year I think he was getting around $75 a gallon...damn it is good. I help him mainly in the woods and typically take my pay in syrup and candies once we are done for the season.

Outside of putting it on the "typical" things, I like a sweet potato nuked for a few minutes in the microwave, cut it open and butter it up a bit then absolutely soak it about 1/4 deep with syrup!

Also love making my own Irish Cream and using syrup.

Lots of work goes into 1 gallon of syrup....the hours of trudging hills keeps one young, especially in the February freeze.

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Syrup [View all] trof Jan 2015 OP

maple, straight no chaser NightWatcher Jan 2015 #1

Given my druthers - Grade B maple syrup Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #2

Done Munificence Jan 2015 #4

What is the difference between Grade A and Grade B? Laffy Kat Jan 2015 #5

only $50.00/gallon! handmade34 Jan 2015 #7

maple season is almost upon us handmade34 Jan 2015 #9

We're always putting bees on the almond trees during your sap run Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #11

Ahhh... handmade34 Jan 2015 #15

I heard about that new grading scam a while ago. Brother Buzz Jan 2015 #19

pure maple..not the diluted or artificial stuff.. tokenlib Jan 2015 #3

the darker the better... handmade34 Jan 2015 #6

"A" on vanilla ice cream. "B" on everything else. Moondog Jan 2015 #8

Grew up with cane syrup - locally produced and a lot cheaper than maple csziggy Jan 2015 #10

Maple syrup has a stronger flavor, so you just don't need that much of it Major Nikon Jan 2015 #12

The flavor is interesting, but I get too much sweetness from it csziggy Jan 2015 #16

until you have tried mesquite honey ;-) Kali Jan 2015 #20

Maybe we should do a honey exchange! csziggy Jan 2015 #21

I never heard of that KamaAina Jan 2015 #24

it is a prosopis too and it would seem there is honey produced from it Kali Jan 2015 #26

I'm surprised how hard it is to find outside the Deep South KamaAina Jan 2015 #23

That's what I buy at the Piggly Wiggly or the Winn-Dixie. trof Jan 2015 #27

It doesn't however, belong on a steak KMOD Jan 2015 #13

It depends on what I'm eating. Jamaal510 Jan 2015 #14

I like Blueberry, too ... for a change. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2015 #17

When I was a child, my grandmother would give us: Xyzse Jan 2015 #18

Karo syrup is corn syrup - not high fructose but regular type csziggy Jan 2015 #22

I see... Xyzse Jan 2015 #25

High Fructose Corn bigwillq Jan 2015 #28

Jelly (preferably currant) on french toast and also on biscuits if there's no sausage gravy HereSince1628 Jan 2015 #29

I was raised on Alaga syrup. trof Jan 2015 #30

All my life my mom bought Aunt Jemima "syrup" OriginalGeek Jan 2015 #31