# Pancake syrup **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 29, 2014, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827 "2014-09-29T02:44:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/41 "2014-09-29T21:42:14Z")
> [@bump](#): > > I think what we can commonly get from the grocery stores around here is Grade A - Dark Amber, so that’s what we use. We do have some sample-bottles of Fancy and other stuff that my wife got while in Vermont, but they mostly taste like sugar syrup relative to the darker grades. > > I may hunt down a bottle of Grade B to see what it’s like. If you have a Trader Joe’s nearby, that’s a reliable source of Grade B. They only sell it in big bottles though, so you’d better hope you like it, or can give it away if you don’t. I wonder if they intend to change their labeling in the New Year? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/42 "2014-09-29T23:28:39Z")
I prefer regular table syrup to maple syrup. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Stilettos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/43 "2014-09-29T23:47:42Z")
I usually go for maple syrup, the darker the better. But, occasionally I want the fruit syrups, like blueberry or boysenberry. The best I’ve ever had was sorghum syrup, but that can be hard to come by. The last time I got it, it was home-made and bottled in an old glass coke bottle. Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Tara57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Tara57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tara57)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/44 "2014-09-29T23:51:36Z")
> [@GrumpyBunny](#): > > When you say “corn cakes”, do you mean [corn fritters](http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-0,creamed_corn_fritters,FF.html)? Or is there another type of pancake-like item with corn that I’ve missed out on? :eek: > > If there is another pancake-like corn item, can you please share or PM the recipe? > > We like corn around here. 😃 You can mix corn kernals into any pancake batter. Once, I added leftover grilled corn for a very nice sweet and smoky taste. Jiffy corn muffin mix makes tasty pancakes and waffles when you need a quick and easy option. Tara ---
**Author:** ![Goosie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@Goosie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Goosie)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2014, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/45 "2014-09-29T23:55:46Z")
Has anyone here tried Birch Syrup? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/46 "2014-09-30T00:22:59Z")
Give me Log Cabin or Mrs. Butterworth every time. Much better than “real” syrup from Vermont or Canada every time, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/47 "2014-09-30T00:26:52Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > I’m a huge Mrs. Butterworth’s fan. Call me a barbarian, but there you have it. > > And no, you didn’t ask, but I’ll tell you anyway: I have this fantasy that the Mrs. Butterworth’s bottle and the bottle of Frangelico like to get it on in the night when the humans are all asleep… A fellow traveler! I’ve had “real” syrup from Vermont and Canada, all different types, and people who claim to prefer that are just poseurs. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/48 "2014-09-30T00:40:42Z")
> [@SiamSam222](#): > > Give me Log Cabin or Mrs. Butterworth every time. Much better than “real” syrup from Vermont or Canada every time, I think. > [@SiamSam222](#): > > A fellow traveler! > > I’ve had “real” syrup from Vermont and Canada, all different types, and people who claim to prefer that are just poseurs. I think it’s like a lot of things in that you prefer whatever it was you had when you were a kid. If you grew up on imitation banana or imitation cherry or imitation maple, that’s what you want those flavors to taste like. ---
**Author:** ![sinjin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/49 "2014-09-30T01:26:37Z")
Only real maple syrup. Best ever was that made by a neighbor who tapped his trees. We smuggle our own into places that we know will have the sugar, thickner, retchy stuff. If the only choice is the ucky stuff above I order an egg, or a root beer float for breakfast. But I’m always disappointed in the quality of the ice cream in the float:smack: ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/50 "2014-09-30T01:26:43Z")
Having grown up in a family of ten children, the syrup I was raised on was home-made simple syrup, flavored with maple extract (or more likely, artificial maple flavoring – probably Schilling brand). My encounters with bottled mass-marketed syrups have led me to believe that what Mom made was a pretty close equivalent. I’ve tasted real maple sugar, and found it to be delicious. I _expected_ that my first taste of authentic maple syrup would be similarly delicious. Alas, I didn’t actually care for it. It had an aftertaste that kinda reminded me of wood alcohol. I dunno; maybe I got the “wrong” Grade. I just haven’t felt motivated to go out and spend the extra money to get it again for another taste. These days, I just get the cheapest store-brand sugar-free maple syrup available (in deference to my wife’s diabetes). At IHOP, of course, I sample all the flavors in the little caddy. 😃 At any other breakfast establishment, I just use whatever comes in the little ramekin. BTW, wrt Karo light (or dark) corn syrup, it is not a condiment; it is an ingredient, and is not fit for consumption on its own. This cannot be stressed enough. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/51 "2014-09-30T01:27:01Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I think it’s like a lot of things in that you prefer whatever it was you had when you were a kid. If you grew up on imitation banana or imitation cherry or imitation maple, that’s what you want those flavors to taste like. I grew up with Log Cabin, and it makes me physically ill if I eat it now. Which is why the only maple syrup in my kitchen is 100% natural. Not only is the artificial stuff full of chemical additives, it’s also way too sweet with refined sugars. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/52 "2014-09-30T01:34:42Z")
> [@MissSwitac](#): > > Sometimes we use our own concoction instead of syrup for a change of pace. Two parts sour cream mixed well with one part strawberry preserves, or some other kind of fruit preserve. > > Now work with me here, sounds kinds ick, but poured over a pile of pancakes it is yum. > > Not sure if this is a family invention or we got it from somewhere legit. Nothing wrong with that; it’s kinda like _goyische_ blintzes. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/53 "2014-09-30T01:54:42Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > If you have a Trader Joe’s nearby, that’s a reliable source of Grade B. They only sell it in big bottles though, so you’d better hope you like it, or can give it away if you don’t. > > I wonder if they intend to change their labeling in the New Year? We finally do have them in our area, and soon will have them nearby as well. But how big is ‘big’? Are we talking 10 oz, 16 oz, 24 oz or 32+ oz? ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/54 "2014-09-30T02:21:18Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Maple syrup. I grew up on homemade maple syrup and will not accept any substitutes. Me too. Maple syrup was my grandfather’s spring cash crop. My fondest childhood memories involve visits to the sugar bush and Maple Wax on a fresh snow bank - followed by Gram’s Maple Cream on fresh baked bread back at the farmhouse. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/55 "2014-09-30T02:31:23Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > If you have a Trader Joe’s nearby, that’s a reliable source of Grade B. They only sell it in big bottles though, so you’d better hope you like it, or can give it away if you don’t. [Also small bottles](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bs5k49h2U6I/UPi0M12B_OI/AAAAAAAABUQ/6VicxmQhU7M/s400/tj+maple+syrup.JPG). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/56 "2014-09-30T02:51:49Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I’ve tasted real maple sugar, and found it to be delicious. I _expected_ that my first taste of authentic maple syrup would be similarly delicious. Alas, I didn’t actually care for it. It had an aftertaste that kinda reminded me of wood alcohol. **I dunno; maybe I got the “wrong” Grade.** I dunno. Maybe not. I have tried every grade and found them all to be lacking. I wouldn’t turn them away, but they’re all just inferior to the Log Cabin etc. offerings. Say, this syrup thread [sure feels familiar](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=440081&highlight=syrup). ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/57 "2014-09-30T02:52:52Z")
I like Log Cabin. My wife likes the Vermont Grade A Dark Amber syrup from Trader Joe’s, so we have both. She likes that better than the Grade B. I’ve tried the real maple syrup, but I still like Log Cabin better. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/58 "2014-09-30T02:59:42Z")
> [@SiamSam222](#): > > Say, this syrup thread [sure feels familiar](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=440081&highlight=syrup). What, I’m supposed to remember what I posted seven years ago? ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/59 "2014-09-30T03:42:33Z")
> [@SiamSam222](#): > > Say, this syrup thread [sure feels familiar](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=440081&highlight=syrup). [A more recent thread on the same topic](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=15211173) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827/60 "2014-09-30T04:54:12Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > It had an aftertaste that kinda reminded me of wood alcohol. I dunno; maybe I got the “wrong” Grade. Like wine grapes, the soil maple trees grow in can affect the flavor of their sap. I once had fresh maple syrup, boiled on the spot, at a nature reserve in Wisconsin, not far from Milwaukee. It had a distinctly metallic taste that I did not like at all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pancake-syrup/699827.md?page=4)