John Kuthe > wrote:

>On Jan 2, 9:40*am, Bryan > wrote:
>> On Jan 2, 8:54*am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:

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>> > It is probably artificial flavor-- but Sam's sells a maple bacon that
>> > will make your house smell like a sap-house for days.
>>
>> It could even be natural maple, but that's sap, not wood smoke.

Maybe I'm dating myself, but every sap house I've been in smelled like
a combination of smoke [mostly maple] and sap. The Sam's
stuff might be oversmoked, or artificially flavored-- but it wasn't
sweet, as I remember it. I only had it once- and it was a few years
ago.

>
>I'll bet it's artificial maple flavor that stinks up the house for
>days after. People want maple flavored bacon probably because of the
>olde daze of having bacon and maple syrup for their pancakes on their
>breakfast plate, and discovering how yummy bacon dipped in maple syrup
>is! Sweet and salty smoked goodness, YUM!
>
>Natural maple syrup is far too expensive for Sam's to be soaking a
>bunch of bacon in! Think about it!
>

It *could* be just over-smoked. I did some salmon one time that I
wish I had taken out of the smoker a few hours before I did. Somebody
might have liked it. I like a little salmon flavor left.

But speaking of $$. My daughter brought me some real syrup from
Canada on her last trip. A small bottle- just to say- 'Remember when
we used to make this?'.

I emptied it this morning and happened to catch the price on the
bottom of the bottle as I was tossing it. 10oz - $13.00.

I think I might make a gallon or two next spring--- haven't done it in
years.

Jim