Hubbie's mother gave me her recipe for making our own maple syrup. I like it better than the authentic real maple syrup we buy in the super market. It is simple to make.
2 cups of white sugar
1 cup of water
1/4 cup of Karo Light Corn Syrup
Maple extract to taste (I add it by the cap until the syrup gets dark. The real extract is better than the artificial extract.)
Heat the sugar and water over a low to medium low heat until all the sugar melts. At this stage you have simple syrup. Then add the Karo and extract. REMOVE FROM HEAT. Note don't let the simple syrup cook to long as it will get hard. If this happens don't throw it away. Just heat it back up to its liquid state and add 1/2 cup evaporated milk,1.5 cups coursely chopped toasted pecans, or your favorite nuts toasted, maple or vanilla flavoring, and 4 tablespoons of real butter. Mix well and spoon out on a cookie sheet until cooled and hard. Now you have New Orleans style pralines.
If I start out to make pralines I use 1 cup white granulated sugar and 1 cup packed dark brown sugar. I also add a table spoon or so of Amaretto with the butter.
Randie
OMG .... Maple syrup ....to die for.... a pile of ice cream drizzled with he sweet nectar ... OMG I feel an orgasm coming on
I'm not sure I'd say that it's weird, just kind of unusual. Doesn't seem that different from putting sugar in coffee, to me. I usually only use it when baking things. In general, foods which need a sugary base that I might also flavor with bourbon/whiskey/whisk. Baked goods (it makes a great additive to a pumpkin or pecan pie), candied nuts, one time a glaze for a giant fillet of salmon. I'm told it's tasty on flan, but it is my position that flan is vile, so I have no opinion on that.
Maple syrup goes good on my wife.
A little bit of maple syrup mixed into milk makes a really tasty drink.
Maple syrup on pancakes or waffles and I once added it to coffee by mistake, I was tired and thought it was milk, however it tasted quite sweet and good. I know alot of places sell maple flavored coffee drinks so it isn't weird.
There’s a docuseries on Netflix called Dirty Money and one of the episodes is on maple syrup... those Canadians are up to all kinds of gangster shit. It’s fascinating.
I make shrimp with Worcestershire sauce, Thai peanut sauce and maple syrup with pepper flakes...
Pancakes, waffles, Oatmeal, Ice Cream...
If you really want to experience the best that the world of maple syrup has to offer, try and get your hands on some from Croghan, NY. Comparing the offerings made there to the generic brands at grocery stores is like comparing freshly made marinara sauce to ketchup.
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I may occasionally use maple syrup on pancakes
I always thoroughly drench waffles or pancakes in maple syrup, and french toast. I actually love maple syrup on scrambled eggs and hash browns. And it's great to dip bacon, sausage, or toast in the maple syrup. But l don't put anything in coffee, just take it black and on the strong side.
And yes, maple syrup on my wife, also chocolate syrup, strawberry syrup, whipped cream, bourbon, and more...