Julie Bove wrote:
> "Nad R" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Giusi" > wrote:
>>> "Nad R" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>>>
>>>> I started to buy Log Cabin because it no longer has High Fructose Corn
>>>> Syrup in it.
>>>> Now to find another brand.
>>>
>>> What about real maple syrup? Why not? Use less if cost is a factor.
>> The few pure real maple syrups that I have tasted seems to have a very
>> strong over powering taste. Perhaps I do not know what to buy?
>>
>> Honey is too thick for pancakes for my liking. The only alternative that I
>> have liked was when I made a mistake on making my own strawberry jam and
>> got it way too thin. It was a delicious mistake that was only good on
>> pancakes and ice cream. I have tried Karo corn syrup and I find it only
>> good for making candy and pies. Karo to me is too thick and too strong of
>> a
>> taste for pancakes.
>>
>> Is there a nice sweet but not overpowering and "all natural" not too thick
>> syrup out there?
>
> I never used to like real maple syrup because to me it was watery and had no
> flavor. But I have been buying it at my health food store lately and it's
> good. Not that I eat much of it because I don't. Daughter has never had
> the fake stuff.
>
>
There are different grades. You may have been buying the highest
grade, which strikes me as being weak. I always buy the lowest
grade I can find, which has much more flavor.

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Jean B.