• star_wraith [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    I'm kinda pissed my parents raised me on the fake HFCS syrup and not the real thing, just discovering real maple syrup in my 30s.

      • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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        3 years ago

        Even when there are at least 3 grades of maple syrup, many different kinds of honey, and countless other sweet syrups?

          • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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            3 years ago

            Grade B maple syrup (darker brown) is cheaper than Grade A (light brown), being less refined. I can't remember having Grade C but I suspect I'd like it too.

            Sorghum and blackstrap molasses are both probably just as cheap as Pancake Syrup.

            • Wisp [fae/faer, any]
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              3 years ago

              I've never seen real syrup as cheap as fake but my main issue is that real syrup tends to be more liquid while i prefer the thicker stuff. I've been told there is thicker real syrup but I imagine that is even more expensive

              • infuziSporg [e/em/eir]
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                3 years ago

                In all honesty, I have considered taking light corn syrup and blending flavors into it.

                It's not the "fake stuff" itself that's the problem, it's the paradigm it exists in.