On Sep 10, 1:48 pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> Becca wrote:
> > Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>
> >> I understand where you're coming from, but maple is a pretty intense
> >> flavor, and diluting it with a non-nasty sweet base, IMO, falls far
> >> short of desecration. Now, If I'd suggested combining it with Log
> >> Cabin or Mrs. Butterworth's, you'd be completely correct.
> >> This is not nasty:http://www.karosyrup.com/nutrition.asp
> >> You may be a person who doesn't like overly sweet stuff.
> >>> Sort of like adding grape juice to a good Merlot.
>
> >> Personally, I'd rather have the grapes that the Merlot was made from.
>
> >> --Bryan
>
> > Karo makes a pancake syrup? I need to pay more attention when I go
> > shopping.
>
> > Becca
>
> Look for the green label Karo. It's much better than other fake maple
> syrups. But I think Bryan was talking about mixing real maple syrup
> with the white Karo (red label?)

I was. The Karo Light has just a bit of real vanilla as a flavorant,
but is mostly just sweet. It is a base for making a flavored syrup.
I think that pure maple is plenty intense enough to mix it 1:2 or even
1:3 with corn syrup or simple syrup made from sugar, and end up with a
good pancake syrup, for a good price.
>
> Bob

--Bryan