How long maple syrup last?



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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?
 
[email protected] wrote:

> 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?

It should last for months after opening if left in the
fridge. You can always bring it to a boil and then pour it
into smaller jars. That is what my grandmother used to do
because my grandfather loved the stuff and used to buy
gallons of it at a time. He often had a bowl of maple syrup
with bread and butter for dessert.
 
[email protected] wrote:
> 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
 
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:54:49 -0600, me wrote:

> I like real maple syrup on waffles in the AM
>

>
> Bottom line.... will maple syrup keep say a year OK?
> If yes should it be at room temp or kept in the fridge?


Look at the use by date. I have one and the date is more than 2 years in
the future. I keep it in the refrigerator.
 
On Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:54:49 -0600, [email protected] wrote:

>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 keep it in the fridge. The worst thing that could happen to it is
that is might "sugar" a bit and you'll need to stick the container in
warm water for awhile.

There is an A&P near me that carries a wonderful line of Polish fruit
syrups, blueberry, blackberry, etc. They are marvelous for pancakes or
waffles, but since we keep such eating to a minimum and it can be 2
months in between uses, , the syrup needs to be warmed from the
fridge. You can see the solids in the bottle when you take one from a
cold fridge. The kids all go "Ewwwwww!" Silly geese.

My kids are quite disturbed when they see a jam or syrup that has
sugared. Picky, TV-influenced eaters that they are, they prefer items
made with corn syrup and those things never sugar. Of course, they
never taste good, either.

Boron
 
[email protected] wrote:
> 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 am not sure about in plastic but in glass it seems to keep
practically forever. I have used some that was 3-4 years old. It may
crystalize a bit but you can just reheat it and melt the sugar
crystals.

As a child I even remember skimming off some mould and using it but I
might hesitate today :)
 
On Wed 22 Feb 2006 09:59:45a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Myraide?

>
> [email protected] wrote:
>> 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.

--
Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
________________________________________

Okay, okay, I take it back! UnScrew you!
 
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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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?

We've bought Costco authentic maple syrup for a long time. It's usually
from Canada, if I'm not mistaken. I've kept it in the fridge for a year,
I'm almost certain. Their bottles are getting smaller than they used to be,
so it's not as much of a problem.
But with the brand I'm buying from Whole Foods (suggested by a poster here),
I prefer it.
http://www.shadymaple.ca/en/
I can tell you, it doesn't last anytime.
Dee Dee
 
Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Wed 22 Feb 2006 09:59:45a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Myraide?
>
> >
> > [email protected] wrote:
> >> 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.

Nay, it can get a bit of mould on it but it does not go sour, at least
in my experience. This may depend on how boiled down the syrup is
however. We tended to either make our own or but from a neighbour and
the quality was high (i.e. lots of sugar since the sap was boiled down
(reduced) a lot.

Skiming off the mould use to work but I might hesitate now.
John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
 
"Wayne Boatwright" <wayneboatwright_at_gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed 22 Feb 2006 09:59:45a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Myraide?
>
>>
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>> 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.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬

Reminding me of the old saying: Beans go sour in 3 days. (As well as, fish
and relatives go bad in 3 days.)
I dunno, either.
How do these things get started -- there must be some truth in them.
Dee Dee
 
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> "Dee Randall" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>But with the brand I'm buying from Whole Foods (suggested by a poster
>>here),
>>I prefer it.
>>http://www.shadymaple.ca/en/
>>I can tell you, it doesn't last anytime.
>>Dee Dee
>
> It doesn't last in that you consume it so quickly?
>
> Or cause it goes bad quickly?

THANK YOU! for letting me clarify:
What I meant to say is, it gets eaten so quickly - actually we have to hold
ourselves back. We have some Costco left, and DH gets to eat that on 1 or 2
pancakes/or waffles as he always harrumphs and says that the more expensive
brand is too good for him, and then he uses the shadymaple. (You know, like
the piano player saving the best to the last so it can be remembered.)
So far it hasn't had the chance to go bad.
The thick style spread of this brand is quite expensive, but I've not opened
it yet. It sits on the table a-waiting.
Dee Dee
 
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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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?

We make 3 or 4 gallons a year on our land. We do it in a sugar shack, the
whole bit. I BWB it and store in in the root cellar. It lasts for years that
way. Left opened and unattended for a period of time in the fridge it will
sometimes get a bit of mould. Skimming and reboiling fixes that. I have had
some go rancid once opened (one half pint, who knows how long it was hiding
in the back of the fridge).

You can also freeze it with no discernable degradation.

I always store in glass.

Anita
 
"Nancy Young" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Dee Randall" <[email protected]> wrote
>
>> But with the brand I'm buying from Whole Foods (suggested by a poster
>> here), I prefer it. http://www.shadymaple.ca/en/
>> I can tell you, it doesn't last anytime.
>
> That's the brand I buy from my supermarket, Dee.
>
> nancy
>
Supermarket! You must have one heck-uva supermarket! Lucky you -- I may
move there! Lordy, lordy, I looked for a long time before I found this at
Whole Foods in Baltimore, which is abt. 130 miles from me and I won't be
going back until September. Is your market a chain -- if so, will you tell
me what it is?
Thanks,
Dee Dee
 
"Dee Randall" <[email protected]> wrote

>> That's the brand I buy from my supermarket, Dee.
>>
>> nancy
>>
> Supermarket! You must have one heck-uva supermarket! Lucky you -- I may
> move there! Lordy, lordy, I looked for a long time before I found this
> at Whole Foods in Baltimore, which is abt. 130 miles from me and I won't
> be going back until September. Is your market a chain -- if so, will you
> tell me what it is?

Perhaps it's not the type you buy, though ... just the brand, I
wasn't paying close enough attention ... it's just Acme, an Albertson's
store.

nancy
 
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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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?

better off buying a smaller container. It keeps longer in glass, but a BIG
plastic container is probably just wasting money for one.
 
<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Dee Randall" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>THANK YOU! for letting me clarify:
>
> So you really feel the organic brand is that much
> better?

Do a google on rec.food.cooking with the brand I mentioned. You will find
a poster's recommendation and why he recommends this brand. I felt that he
had something of interest to say and I am satisfied and will buy this brand
as long as I live, unless they change it.

I don't know about organic in general for everything. I'm only addressing
this particular brand of maple syrup. DH & I both agree.
Thanks.
Dee Dee
 
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