Actor Ben Stein says he misses the good old days when "a large African-American woman" was on his syrup bottle, but woke corporate culture ruins everything.
Actor Ben Stein says he misses the good old days when "a large African-American woman" was on his syrup bottle, but woke corporate culture ruins everything.
Imo, maple syrup is one of the things that's worthwhile to spring for the real stuff
That's very true. And the fake stuff is just sugar syrup with some lame maple flavoring. But I assume many right-wingers would still prefer the fake stuff - even if it was more expensive than the real - because it's not woke food.
There's like dozens of things I'd put on pancakes before "table syrup": jam, agave syrup, nutella, powered sugar, chilli oil
Peanut butter and banana
There are apologists for the corn syrup, but I assume that it's mostly nostalgia and bot having it available or affordable. I'm lucky to have grown up where I know people who have sugar bushes so it's always been a fixture for me. The biggest difference in my opinion is the viscosity and general mouthfeel. Maple syrup soaks into stuff a lot better and also doesn't stick to your palate as much as corn.
But, the other thing that's great about maple syrup is that it's actually got a lot of applications beyond slathering a breakfast. It's tight with some soy sauce for a marinade, you can put a tiny bit into a cocktail, it's great for glazing or just about anywhere you might use honey, including a coffee or tea! and my favorite: it makes for incredible whipped cream. Just a cup or so of cream and a teaspoon of maple syrup and a few minutes of whisking makes for a delightfully light whip that's not too sweet, but is haunted by a tasty flavor ghost of maple.
The dream
Mmm great ideas thank you
Friend in high school had family near Canada that made maple syrup from their trees and she used to give me a full bottle whenever I needed it. It was liquid gold and she moved away so I have to buy it, but it's not as good :deeper-sadness:
That's what food made with unalienated labor tastes like. You can't buy that in a store.
That and no profit motive to drive corner cutting and cost saving. Wild what even small amounts of non-capitalist production can achieve
I got real maple syrup awhile back and it was like 4x more expensive and I actually liked it less than the fake shit. :(
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the expensive stuff is typically less sweet and has a more subtle maple flavor
Guess you just like corn syrup then, which is to be expected considering that is basically all cheap food here. No judgement for it from me
Litmus test to discern Canadians from Americans.