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things not worth cheaping out on thread=exb 1.maple syrup

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Classic case: English Muffins.

To this day, none have the nooks, let alone the crannies, that Thomas' does.
 
If you live in the northeast you should make a trip to sugar country and buy from one of the thousands of "sugar houses". You get better maple syrup than you get in a store, its cheaper and the profit goes to the growers.

If you can get to Brattleboro Vermont I can personally recommend the Robb Family Farm. They have the best maple syrup I ever tasted. They also do mail order.
Here's a linky:
http://www.piecesofvermont.com/robb-farm.html
 
BEER - cant drink the cheap stuff, I end up pouring it out.

clothes - starts to fall apart before you even ring it up.
 
Perknose said:
Yeah, this is one of those weird cases where I prefer grade B to grade A.

Grade B has more flavor!
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Yeah, very true.

But I find that there is a difference from farm to farm and area to area that is also pretty noticeable. More so even than the differences in wine is the differences in maple syrup.
A grade B has a really intense maple flavor.
 
mmntech said:
You said it! Remember that time in Manilla? :sneaky:
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Haha small world I have buddies I visit in Manilla often!

*edit* after reading your quote I believe it appropriate to mention my visits have no relation to hookers haha *edit*
 
I disagree on toilet paper... I actually like the 1-ply stuff more. maybe it's just ocd or something, but the rougher texture helps me feel cleaner.

definitely garbage bags, though. I bought one of those "50 bags for $1" rolls once, and never again. I don't mind spending a couple extra bucks for a box of something that's not going to be a pain in the ass to tie closed and that won't rip if the wind blows the wrong way.
 
I AM going to cheap out on maple syrup. (Using that store stuff isn't cheaping out - it's replacing it with an inferior product.) The Amish down the road from me have it for $34 a gallon, and if they run out, about 3 miles up the road another Amish farm has it for $40 a gallon. I'm going to stop in this week and see if they have maple sugar candy.
 
DrPizza said:
I AM going to cheap out on maple syrup. (Using that store stuff isn't cheaping out - it's replacing it with an inferior product.) The Amish down the road from me have it for $34 a gallon, and if they run out, about 3 miles up the road another Amish farm has it for $40 a gallon. I'm going to stop in this week and see if they have maple sugar candy.
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$34/gal is cheap. What grade is it? I would stock up. I can get it for $38/gal here.

To the OP, once you go real 100% from the hard maple tree sap maple syrup you will never go back. Artificially flavored corn syrup sucks ass.
 
moshquerade said:
To the OP, once you go real 100% from the hard maple tree sap maple syrup you will never go back. Artificially flavored corn syrup sucks ass.
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Several people in this thread have mentioned this but I disagree. At home we use Kirkland grade A medium amber Canadian maple syrup. But at restaurants, it's the cheap artificial corn syrup. I can eat both just fine.

What do you do when you go out to eat? Carry your own or only go to restaurants that serve real maple syrup?
 
Naustica said:
Several people in this thread have mentioned this but I disagree. At home we use Kirkland grade A medium amber Canadian maple syrup. But at restaurants, it's the cheap artificial corn syrup. I can eat both just fine.

What do you do when you go out to eat? Carry your own or only go to restaurants that serve real maple syrup?
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i don't really eat pancakes/waffles, things that need syrup when i go out. i would consider it if i see they have 100% pure maple syrup. most of the time i go for an all-american breakfast of bacon, eggs, toast at a restaurant.

the corn syrupy texture of the artificial stuff gets to me along with the taste. (not to mention the caramel coloring D:
INGREDIENTS: CORN SYRUP, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, CELLULOSE GUM, CARAMEL COLOR, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE AND SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVES), ARTIFICIAL AND NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE.
 
Naustica said:
Several people in this thread have mentioned this but I disagree. At home we use Kirkland grade A medium amber Canadian maple syrup. But at restaurants, it's the cheap artificial corn syrup. I can eat both just fine.

What do you do when you go out to eat? Carry your own or only go to restaurants that serve real maple syrup?
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i only get pancakes/waffles/French toast at places that use real maple syrup.

I ask them before i order, if they don't have it i get eggs in some form
 
First, on maple syrup:

I started buying real maple syrup from Costco 25 years ago because it made pancakes so much better than the fake stuff. A few years their previous supplier was displaced by a Kirkland brand, which currently goes for $12.95 for a 16 oz bottle. Still a pretty reasonable deal for those of us outside the New England area.

Second, on not cheaping out:

automobile tires

safety gear (i.e. bike helmets, smoke detectors, etc)
 
Perknose said:
Used motor oil is even cheaper by volume than Log Cabin, and ketchup spiked with hot sauce is cheaper than salsa. So what? For some of us there is no substitute for the good stuff.
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ketchup spiked with cholula is great on fries.
 
I have never had real maple syrup. I think that gives me a leg up though because I can stew in my ignorance and save money.
 
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