# Today I ate pancake syrup that expired 06/08/10 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 25, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948 "2010-07-25T15:42:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948/41 "2010-07-26T04:45:22Z")
but pure maple syrup is just sitting on a shelf unrefrigerated at the store ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948/42 "2010-07-26T05:32:40Z")
^ She means refrigerated after opening. And usually, items to which that applies say that somewhere on the label. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948/43 "2010-07-26T11:45:57Z")
> [@PSXer](#): > > but pure maple syrup is just sitting on a shelf unrefrigerated at the store So is mayonnaise. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948/44 "2010-07-26T13:48:13Z")
> [@Smeghead](#): > > So is mayonnaise. You put mayonnaise on pancakes?!! freak. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948/45 "2010-07-26T13:51:10Z")
Just bought some (real) maple syrup last night. Our kids have pancakes pretty frequently, and until recently they’ve been fine with the crappy “pancake syrup” stuff while mom and dad had our own stash of real maple dark amber. But the kids have caught on that the real stuff is way better, and now won’t eat the fake stuff, so they use up my precious amber gold too quickly. Spent $19 on a 32-oz bottle for our blueberry pancakes last night! ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948/46 "2010-07-26T14:22:55Z")
We made our own maple syrup this year, at a friend’s farm. Using his equipment. It’s amazing stuff. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948/47 "2010-07-27T02:30:38Z")
Ya, I only buy real stuff for the premium price for which I think is fair for such a beautiful condiment. Anyone ever tried it in tea or coffee? Delicious. It always says to refrigerate after opening. What’s lovely is that it doesn’t get weirdly thick in the fridge like honey does. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948/48 "2010-07-27T03:08:34Z")
[Amateurs](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=564201). ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948/49 "2010-07-27T03:42:59Z")
To save money, buy B grade, or even C grade if you can find it. Most people think A is the best, but it lacks the flavor of the higher letter grades. Folks up north never buy A, that’s for the tourists. ---
**Author:** ![breezman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4491bb/32.png) [@breezman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/breezman)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948/50 "2010-07-27T21:05:45Z")
I eat slightly expired food occasionally and think nothing of it, but [this guy](http://www.sydlexia.com/) (whose blog I usually enjoy) is a little, IMO, nuts to eat the things he’s blogged about lately. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948/51 "2010-07-27T21:12:57Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I store mine in the fridge because I found white mold on it one time. (This is for real maple syrup, not the fake stuff, which probably never goes bad.) I guess I don’t use it up quickly enough. Except for the mold, I doubt real maple syrup actually goes bad. We once had some in our fridge for so long that I believe it turned into maple schnapps. It smelled like whiskey mixed with maple syrup. Neither my husband nor I were brave enough to try it, though now I sort of wish I had. I always wondered what happened to it, I didn’t think real maple syrup could go bad (at least not for quite some time), and definitely didn’t expect it to ferment. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948/52 "2010-07-27T21:15:56Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > To save money, buy B grade, or even C grade if you can find it. Most people think A is the best, but it lacks the flavor of the higher letter grades. Folks up north never buy A, that’s for the tourists. I wish; but the grocery stores around here don’t carry B grade. I agree, the darker the better. When we visit my parents in New England we always get a jug of B to take back with us. We should just order it online; but we always need it RIGHT NOW. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-ate-pancake-syrup-that-expired-06-08-10/547948.md?page=2)