Post by Adriana Velez
We all love to drizzle maple sugar over pancakes and waffles, but the real stuff can be awfully expensive in normal years. This year, thanks to an early spring and record high summer temperatures, there was a smaller maple syrup harvest -- and that means even higher prices for us, like $20 for a pint. Ouch! So we decided to check out some alternatives: Maple-flavored syrups. We lined up seven different syrups plus a home-made maple-flavored syrup for a taste test here at the CafeMom office. And just for fun, we threw in some real maple syrup just to see if people could tell the difference. The results will reassure those of you who've been buying the imitation maple syrup -- looks like you're not really missing out on much.Image may be NSFW.
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We all love to drizzle maple sugar over pancakes and waffles, but the real stuff can be awfully expensive in normal years. This year, thanks to an early spring and record high summer temperatures, there was a smaller maple syrup harvest -- and that means even higher prices for us, like $20 for a pint. Ouch! So we decided to check out some alternatives: Maple-flavored syrups. We lined up seven different syrups plus a home-made maple-flavored syrup for a taste test here at the CafeMom office. And just for fun, we threw in some real maple syrup just to see if people could tell the difference. The results will reassure those of you who've been buying the imitation maple syrup -- looks like you're not really missing out on much.Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.
