Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:

> I bought a bottle of 'real' maple syrup in the supermarket. It wasn't
> the cheapest and it wasn't the most expensive... but it was very runny
> and thin tasting, and very disappointing. The bottle's almost gone, so
> I want something nicer for the next one... any suggestions for maple
> syrup brands in Florida?
>
> On another note - last year I was struggling to make pancakes and
> failing dismally. Since I moved to Florida it's easy! I make them
> every sunday morning for our breakfast, because it's far cheaper than
> going out and buying them... so what's the secret? In Australia I was
> using a gas stove and I couldn't get the temperature right. The stove
> in the apartment here is electric! I never realised there could be so
> much difference between them...
> ~Karen aka Kajikit
> Lover of fine chocolate, fun crafts, and furry felines
> http://www.kajikitscorner.com
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I like grade A medium amber for pancakes, grade B dark amber for dessert
toppings and recipe flavorings. I can't help with a brand, all the
syrup that I buy is from my great uncle who taps his trees and boils the
sap down in the maple shack. It's been blue ribbon syrup at the county
fair for at least 20 years running. Well, except for the year that he
and his daughter both entered with syrup from the same batch and she
won. LOL

I had some Bonney Farms syrup a few years ago, it looked good in the
bottle but was almost water in consistency. Here there is also store
brand real maple syrup available, I've had it, it isn't bad at all. I'd
just try until I found one I liked and hope that the next years run was
as good.

Jessica