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BudAshes

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Cold milk + real pure maple syrup + vigorous stirring = better than chocolate syrup milk goodness.

If you have those 2 ingredients I would recommend a glass right now. Just don't put too much syrup in, that stuff is strong.
 

lxskllr

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Grade B syrup is better if you can find it. It has a stronger flavor, and is generally cheaper.
 

GagHalfrunt

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Grade A and B have nothing to do with quality or a particular flavor, it is merely based on color.

Both true and false. They're based on colors, but those colors very closely translate to flavor and texture. The darker, lower-grade syrups are stronger and thicker than the lighter ones which make them overpowering for many applications.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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Both true and false. They're based on colors, but those colors very closely translate to flavor and texture. The darker, lower-grade syrups are stronger and thicker than the lighter ones which make them overpowering for many applications.

Sometimes. The problem is there are no standards and the same trees can and do produce different color/flavor syrup at different times of the season. Thickness or viscosity is purely the result of how long the syrup is cooked for and has no relation to the viscosity of the original sap.
 

BudAshes

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Ok terrible idea, abort, abort. I just crapped like I have swine flu. I think I may have blown myself off the toilet seat about an inch or 2 it came out like lava erupting from a volcano.
 

Ika

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Ok terrible idea, abort, abort. I just crapped like I have swine flu. I think I may have blown myself off the toilet seat about an inch or 2 it came out like lava erupting from a volcano.

ROFL, self owned.
 

Iron Woode

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Ok terrible idea, abort, abort. I just crapped like I have swine flu. I think I may have blown myself off the toilet seat about an inch or 2 it came out like lava erupting from a volcano.
what are you, lactose intolerant?
 

lxskllr

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Sometimes. The problem is there are no standards and the same trees can and do produce different color/flavor syrup at different times of the season. Thickness or viscosity is purely the result of how long the syrup is cooked for and has no relation to the viscosity of the original sap.

They were originally graded based on purity of sweetness, and lack of flavor. The highest grades tasted the least like maple.
 

eldorado99

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Ok terrible idea, abort, abort. I just crapped like I have swine flu. I think I may have blown myself off the toilet seat about an inch or 2 it came out like lava erupting from a volcano.

I told you so, us Canadians know everything. I, err, should have warned you though... sorry.
 

brblx

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this thread is win.

i have milk and real maple syrup in my fridge and this does not sound appetizing. chocolate milk is tits, though.
 

SunSamurai

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Mix in half EggNog with milk. Dash the top with some nutmeg or cinnamon. Sit in your comfy chair by the fire. Profit.