The taste of maple ... (donut, crockpot, grocery store, expensive)

[dens]

I don't eat pancakes...is there any there reason to use Maple Syrup?

[maggie2101]

Originally Posted by dens

I don't eat pancakes...is there any there reason to use Maple Syrup?

I don't eat them either, but I do eat waffles 2-3 times a year.

[plain and simple]

I'm with you, Robert. I don't like maple syrup at all except Maple Nut Ice Cream with Walnuts.

I'm the same way with cherries. I LOVE cherries. I hate them in everything and I detest cherry flavored anything, especially maraschino cherries or Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia Ice Cream. Just. No.

[rainroosty]

Sometimes I use the fake maple syrup to squirt all over a ham! Wheeeee!

It's not that I don't like real maple syrup at all, it's just that I like the fake syrup better and it's a whole lot cheaper!

Now I want waffles because of Maggie

[graytabbie]

I love real maple syrup, although I was 50-something when I first tasted it. Grew up with the regular maple-flavored syrup. I also like other things maple.

[maggie2101]

Originally Posted by rainroosty

Sometimes I use the fake maple syrup to squirt all over a ham! Wheeeee!

It's not that I don't like real maple syrup at all, it's just that I like the fake syrup better and it's a whole lot cheaper!

Now I want waffles because of Maggie

I make a glaze of ginger ale, brown sugar, and mustard for ham...so good!

[plain and simple]

Originally Posted by maggie2101

I make a glaze of ginger ale, brown sugar, and mustard for ham...so good!

Ginger ale would be good! I've always heard of the "Dr. Pepper Glaze." The common response is that people tried it even though they didn't think it sounded good but, now, it's the only way they'll make a ham.

[AnonChick]

I like maple candy and maple sugar. I like maple syrup on pancakes, and I like maple crackle in the winter. Maple crackle is a New England thing:

When it snows, while the snow is still fresh, boil up some maple syrup in a pot on the stove. Go out and scoop up some fresh snow in a cereal bowl. Make sure the syrup is boiling rapidly.

Take it off the stove and drizzle it over the snow. It'll harden, AND flavor the snow, which will start to melt. Eat with a spoon.

[Ohiogirl81]

Mmmmmm, maple. Maple candy. Maple syrup. Maple sugar. Maple sausage. Maple everything. Yum.

I can't stand fake maple syrup, though. Gimme the real thing, or it's not worth the calories and damage to my blood sugar levels.

My mom talks about maple syrup over snow, too. She never tried it on us kids, though.

[OpenD]

Originally Posted by robertpolyglot

Pancakes are nothing without the addition of maple syrup.

Like most other distinctive flavors, maple is one of those things that people either love or... ummm... don't.

When I was a kid there was a popular candy bar in the midwest called a Bun Bar... a pile of peanuts in a flavored cream filling coated in chocolate... kind of like a giant "turtle" candy... and it came in two flavors: Vanilla and Maple. I loved the Vanilla. For me, Maple was a flavor to be reserved for emergencies, when there was no Vanilla to be found.

But separately, I'd comment that there are many tasty ways to serve pancakes that don't involve maple flavors, such as:

Blueberry syrup

Applesauce and cinnamon

Fresh fruit and whipped cream

Orange marmelade

Strawberry jam

Cream cheese and almost anything

Wrapped around sausage links

Topped with scrambled eggs and salsa


Or a personal favorite of mine, just topped with fresh creamery butter, and rolled up into a handy finger food.