The General Chat Thread (2016-2022)

Status
Not open for further replies.
There's a drink I buy (at a specialised health shop) that has banana, maple syrup, pecans, almond milk and coffee. Really great. Today I thought I'd try out something .... since I have maple syrup and it's close to it's use by date. I had coffee with maple syrup (instead of molasses sugar)....really nice! :okay:
 
Is maple syrup produced in Australia, or is it imported? What about in England?

The only maple syrup that I've ever had was from either Vermont, upstate New York, or Canada.

It's pretty interesting to watch a sugar shack in action. All of the gallons upon gallons of sap boiled down to just a little syrup.

And they never have to iron their clothes.
 
Last edited:
buckytom said:
Is maple syrup produced in Australia, or is it imported? What about in England?

The only maple syrup that I've ever had was from either Vermont, upstate New York, or Canada.

It's pretty interesting to watch a sugar shack in action. Allbof the gallons upon gallons of sap boiled down to just a little syrup.

And they never have to iron their clothes.
Click to expand...
Mine is from Canada - 100% pure (some aren't) and organic! I thought it was produced from tapping the tree!

Sugar shack? That's from white sugar and adding a maple extract - not 100% pure.
 
Last edited:
creative said:
Mine is from Canada - 100% pure (some aren't) and organic! I thought it was produced from tapping the tree!

Sugar shack? That's from white sugar and adding a maple extract - not 100% pure.
Click to expand...
I think by sugar shack, he means the building where the sap is cooked down.
At least that is what they call it on all the shows I have seen about making pure maple syrup.
Here, what you called a sugar shack would be a processing plant or factory.



Somehow more than one word changes meaning by the time it gets across the pond. Amazing
 
Cinisajoy said:
I think by sugar shack, he means the building where the sap is cooked down.
At least that is what they call it on all the shows I have seen about making pure maple syrup.
Here, what you called a sugar shack would be a processing plant or factory.



Somehow more than one word changes meaning by the time it gets across the pond. Amazing
Click to expand...
The adulterated variety of maple syrup IS made with white sugar though.
 
creative said:
The adulterated variety of maple syrup IS made with white sugar though.
Click to expand...
It is also much much much much cheaper.
Buckytom was referring to the good stuff.
Example: maple flavored sugar syrup $2 or so a bottle. Real maple syrup $20 or more a bottle.
Bottles are about the same size.
 
Cinisajoy said:
It is also much much much much cheaper.
Buckytom was referring to the good stuff.
Example: maple flavored sugar syrup $2 or so a bottle. Real maple syrup $20 or more a bottle.
Bottles are about the same size.
Click to expand...
Yes I know the difference hence why I said I have the 100% pure organic one.
 
creative said:
Sugar shack? That's from white sugar and adding a maple extract - not 100% pure.
Click to expand...

This is getting confusing! Wiktionary says - a sugar shack in the USA is a place where sap from a sugarbush is boiled down to make maple syrup.

So real 100% maple syrup is simply the sap from maple trees? Sugarbushes are maple trees I believe.
 
creative said:
It was Buckytom that mentioned sugar shack and I followed up on it.
Click to expand...
Why your post confused me because he was referring specifically to what the cooking shed for making your maple syrup is called.
You commented that is was adding maple flavoring to sugar. (Which was not even remotely close to what Buckytom was talking about).
So is Sugar Shack the name of a sugar syrup over there? If not, then I am totally confused to your comment.
 
I think that perhaps we (me and @creative) thought pure maple syrup was just the sap from the tree. Its not. Its processed in a sugar shack which is explained in the Canadian link I posted above. I think the word sugar just made it sound as if it was processed with sugar (which, in fact, is not the case). There are maple syrups which have added sugar too - but the word 'sugar shack' doesn't denote that at all. And I learned something today!

I hope we got to the bottom of this! :D
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top Bottom