better off buying a smaller container. It keeps longer in glass, but a BIG plastic container is probably just wasting money for one.
Maple syrup is much more expensive to buy in small containers. It is more economical to buy it in in a large quantity and then put it up in preserving jars for later use.
better off buying a smaller container. It keeps longer in glass, but a BIG plastic container is probably just wasting money for one.
Nah. I bought one of the plastic jugs and used it pretty sparingly. I don't make pancakes or French toast all that often, although I did use it on oatmeal sometimes. The syrup kept fine in the refrigerator for a long time until I used it up. Near the end, it did crystalize some (you could hear a lump rattling around) but that's not a big deal.
Brian
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"Pete C." <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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So you really feel the organic brand is that much better?
Real maple syrup is by definition pretty organic, after all it's simply boiled tree sap.
Pete C.
As I said before, if anyone is interested, google on rfc the brand I mentioned in my post and you will get the information the poster gave regarding this brand. I believe this is pretty much the same sort of conversation that we are having now, but this poster I am speaking of gave a more in depth posting regarding maple syrup than I can. Dee Dee
Maple syrup made from the sap of maple trees is up to 60 percent sucrose. It is essential that consumers use certified organic maple syrup because of the danger of chemical residues from forests sprayed with pesticides. Additionally, many maple syrup producers use formaldehyde pellets in the sap holes to prevent the holes from closing and formaldehyde in holding tanks as a preservative. Chemical anti-foaming agents may also be added to non-organic maple syrup.
Wayne Boatwright wrote on 22 Feb 2006 in rec.food.cooking
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On Wed 22 Feb 2006 09:59:45a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Myraide?
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I like real maple syrup on waffles in the AM
But that stuff is expensive.
Costco sells a BIG plastic container of real Maple syrup but living alone it would take time for me to use it all.
Bottom line.... will maple syrup keep say a year OK? If yes should it be at room temp or kept in the fridge?
i have kept it in glass bottles for close to a year and it seems to taste fine. but these are glass bottles, don't know about plastic. myraide
My parents used to buy it by the gallon (usually several), divide it amongst pint jars and pressure can it. They always said that maple syrup could go sour once opened. I dunno.
I used to get it in (IIRC) 16 oz cans from a Quebec farm, case at a time. Once opened after about 6 months you'd get candy forming in the can. After about a yr open mold could develop.
Maple syrup made from the sap of maple trees is up to 60 percent sucrose. It is essential that consumers use certified organic maple syrup because of the danger of chemical residues from forests sprayed with pesticides. Additionally, many maple syrup producers use formaldehyde pellets in the sap holes to prevent the holes from closing and formaldehyde in holding tanks as a preservative. Chemical anti-foaming agents may also be added to non-organic maple syrup.
I strongly suspect that this is more eco-nut delusions much like the Teflon ones. I've seen a few maple syrup production facilities and can't say I ever saw or heard of formaldehyde being used anywhere. At any rate I get my maple syrup from one small place in CT since I've found it to be superior to most everything else I've tried.
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[email hidden] wrote: > > "Dee Randall" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >THANK YOU! for letting me clarify: > > So you really feel the organic brand is that much > better?
Real maple syrup is by definition pretty organic, after all it's simply boiled tree sap.
Maple syrup made from the sap of maple trees is up to 60 percent sucrose. It is essential that consumers use certified organic maple syrup because of the danger of chemical residues from forests sprayed with pesticides. Additionally, many maple syrup producers use formaldehyde pellets in the sap holes to prevent the holes from closing and formaldehyde in holding tanks as a preservative. Chemical anti-foaming agents may also be added to non-organic maple syrup.
I strongly suspect that this is more eco-nut delusions much like the Teflon ones. I've seen a few maple syrup production facilities and can't say I ever saw or heard of formaldehyde being used anywhere. At any rate I get my maple syrup from one small place in CT since I've found it to be superior to most everything else I've tried.
Dave Smith wrote: || He often had a bowl of maple syrup || with bread and butter for dessert.
Now *THAT* sounds like something that I would do, 'though I haven't yet. Yet!
I would recommend only a small bowl of it. I could never handle eating maple syrup like that. He would pour it into a fruit nappy and expect me to eat it all. I think he like maple syrup a hell of a lot more than I did.
Maple syrup is much more expensive to buy in small containers. It is more economical to buy it in in a large quantity and then put it up in preserving jars for later use.