# Almost died at breakfast this morning **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 28, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890 "2005-05-28T16:43:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/1 "2005-05-28T16:43:24Z")
So, a friend and I were in the middle of making breakfast this morning, and I go to get out the maple syrup, pour it into a little cup to heat it up, and [this](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/axpauction/nasty2.jpg) greets me by flowing out with the sryup. :eek: :eek: :eek: I don’t know what it is, I don’t want to know what it is. All I know is that it’s evil and tried to kill me. ---
**Author:** ![SoozieQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@SoozieQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoozieQ)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/2 "2005-05-28T17:02:18Z")
paper or plastic? Looks pretty gross to me and would thoroughly freak me out. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/3 "2005-05-28T17:02:53Z")
…and the invasion begins! ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/4 "2005-05-28T17:04:09Z")
Is it a bit of foil? Perhaps you can make a tiny little cap to help you with your paranoia. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NicePete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee7513/32.png) [@NicePete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NicePete)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/5 "2005-05-28T17:18:21Z")
Looks like either a moth or a condom to me. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/6 "2005-05-28T17:40:40Z")
> [@AugestWest](#): > > Looks like either a moth or a condom to me. Funny. It looks like a lawsuit to me. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/7 "2005-05-28T17:48:44Z")
Been awhile since you’ve used maple syrup, eh? Long enough to get some nice mold growing on top of the syrup? Happened to me once, too. Nasty nasty nasty. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![IrreverentTone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@IrreverentTone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IrreverentTone)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/8 "2005-05-28T19:22:33Z")
You didn’t throw it out already, did you? Because you can save it, you have the technology… According to [Maple Grove Farms of Vermont](http://www.maplegrove.com/maple-syrup-story.asp) > [@](#): > > If a thin layer of mold develops on an opened container of syrup, it can safely be peeled off and the syrup resterilized by bringing it briefly to 180° (a brief, light boil) and then rebottling it. Note: My parents used to do this all the time, but I never ate the recycled stuff after I realized what was going on. And yes, I was a picky spoiled suburban child. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/9 "2005-05-28T19:34:34Z")
It looks like a dixie cup… ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/10 "2005-05-29T01:51:10Z")
Yes, I have it, but I am NOT going to ‘re-sterilize’ it. For one, I can imagine lots of tiny bits of mold are still in the jug, and two, I have a brand new jug I can use. ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/11 "2005-05-29T02:23:36Z")
Wow! Now you get to tour Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory! ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/12 "2005-05-29T02:27:53Z")
> [@FilmGeek](#): > > It looks like a dixie cup… That’s exactly what I thought when I saw the picture. I say back away slowly from the syrup. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/13 "2005-05-29T02:31:33Z")
At least it didn’t look [like this](http://www.snopes.com/horrors/food/punch.htm). ---
**Author:** ![LeeshaJoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e8cbc/32.png) [@LeeshaJoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeshaJoy)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/14 "2005-05-29T04:18:53Z")
Looks to me like it might be the little foil freshness seal. ---
**Author:** ![fifty-six](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2005, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-died-at-breakfast-this-morning/305890/15 "2005-05-29T04:26:48Z")
Do you refregerate your maple? I just peel that stuff of the top if I find it. I never bother to resterilize it. I am argg…