# I had maple syrup from MY tree on my oat groats this past weekend **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 6, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-maple-syrup-from-my-tree-on-my-oat-groats-this-past-weekend/716961 "2015-04-06T14:48:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BaldDudePeekskill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-maple-syrup-from-my-tree-on-my-oat-groats-this-past-weekend/716961/21 "2015-04-07T00:22:07Z")
This thread reminds me of first taste of pure maple syrup. I was floored, literally amazed that something this good was available (expensive, but available) but my family used Log Cabin for years…or worse that sugar-free crap… What was I thinking? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2015, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-maple-syrup-from-my-tree-on-my-oat-groats-this-past-weekend/716961/22 "2015-04-07T01:00:24Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > That’s great! I remember the first time I got to eat a pear off a tree out front of the house. I’m drinking beer I made with hops from my garden. > > Enjoy! Do you crush up fresh buds and add them to your beer glass? Mmmmm. For us it’s our mushrooms. We have a journal to help keep track of where to check and when. Chicken mushrooms, turkey tail, ink caps, Dryad’s saddle, wild oysters, etc. There’s a huge flush of Chanterelles each year that we revisit and tell nobody about. My nephew has a morel spot he is super secretive about. We swap. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-maple-syrup-from-my-tree-on-my-oat-groats-this-past-weekend/716961.md?page=1)