Okay, can anyone help me out?
Whut?
This was a game type thread trying to solve the riddle. It appears there was no answer (and the thread went on for pages) despite everyone’s best effort.
Frustration ensued.
Indian (Canadian) has fun plating dishes with 14 karat old fashion gold
Thank you!
You betcha. 
And the “I can has” construction is borrowed from the insanely irritating lolcats meme. But you probably knew that already, as it’s been floating around the SDMB for a couple weeks.
Holy crap, I actually dreamed about discovering the answer last night. It had to do with the molecular weight of some type of sugar. I never remember dreams very well.
So there you are; the answer.