Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> When we visited King Arthur a few weeks ago they had pint bottles of
> Boiled Cider. t is supposed to be a New England tradition, but I never
> heard of it. The idea of it seemed appealing, so I bought a bottle.
> Finally tried it out tonight.
>
> I baked sweet potatoes to have with dinner and put some butter on them.
> The cider can be used like a syrup so I put a little on to try. Added
> a nice flavor to them On the sweet side, but not like syrup would be,
> just a pleasant apple highlight.
>
> This is the brand KA had.
> http://www.woodscidermill.com/PRODUCTS/BoiledCider.html

Interesting Ed. I actually bought a 64oz bottle of apple juice about a
month ago with the idea of simmering it down to a syrup consistency.
This is basically what they did. I figured I could use it on
something. I don't know about pancakes, but certainly on my current
cranberry-apple cake.

I did notice on that page that they cook pressed apple juice down to
7:1. I'm surprised at that small ratio as maple syrup is about 40+:1.
Is that boiled cider you bought very thick at all?

Regardless, I've got my apple juice in a pot on simmer now. I'll
evaporate it down to something thicker like syrup and then give it a
taste.