Ranaee wrote:

>We never buy any thing _but_ real maple
> syrup. Grade B. Our children have
> rarely had anything but real maple
> syrup. I think the flavor is so superior, it
> is worth the expense. It has a smokey
> taste that we like. Kind of like coffee.
> Not to mention not having any corn
> syrup in it. If I want corn, I'll eat some
> corn.. I get it Trader Joes, because
> that's the cheapest I can find it. It is
> expensive, but we don't use it often
> enough that I worry about the expense.
> One bottle lasts our family of nine over
> two months. And we do keep it in the
> refrigerator.

Gee, I'm learning all kinds of things here...I didn't realize syrup was
graded?! Interesting. That may be why I don't care for the pure stuff,
as the only thing I want to taste smoky, is smoked fish (yum) as I like
a stronger more "mapley" flavor, like Log Cabin, and I also use Mrs.
Butterworth's occasionally. I buy maple syrup for recipes that call for
it, but for things, such as pancakes and waffles, I reach for the good
ol' Log Cabin, which is now in bottles. Anybody remember when it
actually came in a tin, shaped like a log cabin, or am I giving my age
away?! :-)

Judy

On Sep 24, 1:18*pm, (Judy Haffner) wrote:
> Ranaee wrote:
> >We never buy any thing _but_ real maple
> > syrup. Grade B. Our children have
> > rarely had anything but real maple
> > syrup. I think the flavor is so superior, it
> > is worth the expense. It has a smokey
> > taste that we like. Kind of like coffee.
> > Not to mention not having any corn
> > syrup in it. If I want corn, I'll eat some
> > corn.. I get it Trader Joes, because
> > that's the cheapest I can find it. It is
> > expensive, but we don't use it often
> > enough that I worry about the expense.
> > One bottle lasts our family of nine over
> > two months. And we do keep it in the
> > refrigerator.'s
>
> Gee, I'm learning all kinds of things here...I didn't realize syrup was
> graded?! Interesting. That may be why I don't care for the pure stuff,
> as the only thing I want to taste smoky, is smoked fish (yum) as I like
> a stronger more "mapley" flavor, like Log Cabin, and I also use Mrs.
> Butterworth's occasionally. I buy maple syrup for recipes that call for
> it, but for things, such as pancakes and waffles, I reach for the good
> ol' Log Cabin, which is now in bottles. Anybody remember when it
> actually came in a tin, shaped like a log cabin, or am I giving my age
> away?! :-)
>
> Judy

Log Cabin uses artificial maple flavor, I'll bet! Yeah, my mom bought
it and that's what I ate growing up, but then I discovered real maple
syrup! No comparison!

John Kuthe...

On Sep 24, 9:31*pm, John Kuthe > wrote:
> On Sep 24, 1:18*pm, (Judy Haffner) wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Ranaee wrote:
> > >We never buy any thing _but_ real maple
> > > syrup. Grade B. Our children have
> > > rarely had anything but real maple
> > > syrup. I think the flavor is so superior, it
> > > is worth the expense. It has a smokey
> > > taste that we like. Kind of like coffee.
> > > Not to mention not having any corn
> > > syrup in it. If I want corn, I'll eat some
> > > corn.. I get it Trader Joes, because
> > > that's the cheapest I can find it. It is
> > > expensive, but we don't use it often
> > > enough that I worry about the expense.
> > > One bottle lasts our family of nine over
> > > two months. And we do keep it in the
> > > refrigerator.'s
>
> > Gee, I'm learning all kinds of things here...I didn't realize syrup was
> > graded?! Interesting. That may be why I don't care for the pure stuff,
> > as the only thing I want to taste smoky, is smoked fish (yum) as I like
> > a stronger more "mapley" flavor, like Log Cabin, and I also use Mrs.
> > Butterworth's occasionally. I buy maple syrup for recipes that call for
> > it, but for things, such as pancakes and waffles, I reach for the good
> > ol' Log Cabin, which is now in bottles. Anybody remember when it
> > actually came in a tin, shaped like a log cabin, or am I giving my age
> > away?! :-)
>
> > Judy
>
> Log Cabin uses artificial maple flavor, I'll bet! Yeah, my mom bought
> it and that's what I ate growing up, but then I discovered real maple
> syrup! No comparison!
>
> John Kuthe...

As I remember it, Log Cabin had 5% maple syrup when it was in those
cans, then it went down to 3%, and eventually, none.That's called
progress. Food chemists got better and better at synthesizing "almost"
flavors.

Jerry
--
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rights of the vilest and most abhorrent are protected."
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On Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:31:03 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On Sep 24, 1:18*pm, (Judy Haffner) wrote:
>>
>> Gee, I'm learning all kinds of things here...I didn't realize syrup was
>> graded?! Interesting. That may be why I don't care for the pure stuff,
>> as the only thing I want to taste smoky, is smoked fish (yum) as I like
>> a stronger more "mapley" flavor, like Log Cabin, and I also use Mrs.
>> Butterworth's occasionally. I buy maple syrup for recipes that call for
>> it, but for things, such as pancakes and waffles, I reach for the good
>> ol' Log Cabin, which is now in bottles. Anybody remember when it
>> actually came in a tin, shaped like a log cabin, or am I giving my age
>> away?! :-)
>
>Log Cabin uses artificial maple flavor, I'll bet! Yeah, my mom bought
>it and that's what I ate growing up, but then I discovered real maple
>syrup! No comparison!

Sure, real syrup costs ten times as much, what would it be expected
pinheads would say about the emporers new clothes. Nowadays, through
the magic of modern chemistry, artificial maple flavor can't be
distinguished from natural maple flavor... anyone claims thay can
can't tell nude from clothed

Clueless AOL newbie Sheldon "Pussy" Katz blathered ignorantly:

> Nowadays, through the magic of modern chemistry, artificial maple flavor
> can't be distinguished from natural maple flavor

Just more made-up bullshit from the village idiot.

Bob

In article m>,
"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> Clueless AOL newbie Sheldon "Pussy" Katz blathered ignorantly:
>
> > Nowadays, through the magic of modern chemistry, artificial maple flavor
> > can't be distinguished from natural maple flavor
>
> Just more made-up bullshit from the village idiot.

I don't know, Bob. When you have as serious a case of TIAD as he does,
maybe he really can't tell the difference. Just look at all the stuff
he's posted over the years. No sense buying sausage at the butcher shop
for more than a dollar a pound, Hillshire Farms is just as good! Vienna
sausage from a can? Spam?

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:12:00 -0700, Dan Abel > wrote:

> When you have as serious a case of TIAD as he does,
> maybe he really can't tell the difference.

And to think he's the one who coined that - at least I'd never heard
it before he started throwing it at people. I guess that's a good
example of his nastiness coming back to bite him in the butt. What
goes around comes around.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:12:00 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article m>,
> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:
>
>> Clueless AOL newbie Sheldon "Pussy" Katz blathered ignorantly:
>>
>>> Nowadays, through the magic of modern chemistry, artificial maple flavor
>>> can't be distinguished from natural maple flavor
>>
>> Just more made-up bullshit from the village idiot.
>
> I don't know, Bob. When you have as serious a case of TIAD as he does,
> maybe he really can't tell the difference. Just look at all the stuff
> he's posted over the years. No sense buying sausage at the butcher shop
> for more than a dollar a pound, Hillshire Farms is just as good! Vienna
> sausage from a can? Spam?

....and a spam reuben is better than a corned beef reuben.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:43:12 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>Clueless AOL newbie Sheldon "Pussy" Katz blathered ignorantly:
>
>> Nowadays, through the magic of modern chemistry, artificial maple flavor
>> can't be distinguished from natural maple flavor
>
>Just more made-up bullshit from the village idiot.
>
>Bob BIAD

(Judy Haffner) wrote in
:

> Gee, I'm learning all kinds of things here...I didn't realize
> syrup was graded?! Interesting.

US maple syrup is graded A or B.

Maple syrup in Canada has 4 basic grades and some sub-grades, like
Extra Light AA (our preference).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup#Grades

The B to D grades are for tourists.

--

"War is the terrorism of the rich and powerful and
terrorism is the war of the poor and powerless."

Peter Ustinov

"Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
...
> (Judy Haffner) wrote in
> :
>
>> Gee, I'm learning all kinds of things here...I didn't realize
>> syrup was graded?! Interesting.
>
> US maple syrup is graded A or B.
>
> Maple syrup in Canada has 4 basic grades and some sub-grades, like
> Extra Light AA (our preference).
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup#Grades

You left out important information on the US grades
The United States uses different grading standards. Maple syrup is divided
into two major grades: Grade A and Grade B. Grade A is further broken down
into three sub-grades: Light Amber (sometimes known as Fancy), Medium Amber,
and Dark Amber.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in
:

> "Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
> ...
>> (Judy Haffner) wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> Gee, I'm learning all kinds of things here...I didn't
>>> realize syrup was graded?! Interesting.
>>
>> US maple syrup is graded A or B.
>>
>> Maple syrup in Canada has 4 basic grades and some sub-grades,
>> like Extra Light AA (our preference).
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup#Grades
>
> You left out important information on the US grades

I did? Was I obliged to clarify that? I don't think so.

> The United States uses different grading standards. Maple
> syrup is divided into two major grades: Grade A and Grade B.
> Grade A is further broken down into three sub-grades: Light
> Amber (sometimes known as Fancy), Medium Amber, and Dark
> Amber.

So, two grades, A and B, like I said.

--

"War is the terrorism of the rich and powerful and
terrorism is the war of the poor and powerless."

Peter Ustinov

"Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
...
> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in
> :
>
>> "Michel Boucher" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> (Judy Haffner) wrote in
>>> :
>>>
>>>> Gee, I'm learning all kinds of things here...I didn't
>>>> realize syrup was graded?! Interesting.
>>>
>>> US maple syrup is graded A or B.
>>>
>>> Maple syrup in Canada has 4 basic grades and some sub-grades,
>>> like Extra Light AA (our preference).
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_syrup#Grades
>>
>> You left out important information on the US grades
>
> I did? Was I obliged to clarify that? I don't think so.
>
>> The United States uses different grading standards. Maple
>> syrup is divided into two major grades: Grade A and Grade B.
>> Grade A is further broken down into three sub-grades: Light
>> Amber (sometimes known as Fancy), Medium Amber, and Dark
>> Amber.
>
> So, two grades, A and B, like I said.
>
But you gave the impression that was all. No mention of sub grades. You
did not give enough information for anyone to draw a proper conclusion.

"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in
:

>>> You left out important information on the US grades
>>
>> I did? Was I obliged to clarify that? I don't think so.
>>
>>> The United States uses different grading standards. Maple
>>> syrup is divided into two major grades: Grade A and Grade B.
>>> Grade A is further broken down into three sub-grades: Light
>>> Amber (sometimes known as Fancy), Medium Amber, and Dark
>>> Amber.
>>
>> So, two grades, A and B, like I said.
>
> But you gave the impression that was all. No mention of sub
> grades. You did not give enough information for anyone to
> draw a proper conclusion.

I don't see how that's my problem. I didn't describe the sub-
grades of Canadian syrup either. I merely pointed out the US has
two grades while Canada (the much larger producer of maple syrup)
has four. Anyone interested can simply follow the link I provided
and read up on it.

--

"War is the terrorism of the rich and powerful and
terrorism is the war of the poor and powerless."

Peter Ustinov