On Oct 3, 8:04 pm, Pennyaline > wrote:
> wrote:
> > Or could I just use maple syrup?
>
> > I've checked two supermarkets and they didn't have it (assuming the
> > only place to look was in the baking supplies aisle, with all the
> > other bottled flavorings). I have a third to check, plus my local
> > health food co-op, but I doubt it's there either! Where do YOU get it?
>
> > It's for the "bird's-nest pudding" recipe in the "Little House
> > Cookbook." The recipe includes six apples.
>
> > BTW, the author, Barbara Walker, turned 80 this year!


> Does the original recipe call for artificial flavoring


Yes.

It's odd, now that I think about it. How did THEY make "flavoring"
from syrup in the 19th century? You'd think they would have come up
with a way to use plain syrup instead, even if they would have had to
increase the amount. (It was a teaspoon of flavoring, I think.)

Lenona.