It what? Who thinks wood smells edible?

We burn different kinds of wood under our food to make it taste like that wood. Mesquite, apple, hickory, all come to mind. Wood smells really good.

Maple smells like sugar when cut. Maple syrup used to be made of the sap.

It still is, but it used to, too.

He died doing what he loved. Drugs.

We should all be so lucky

He used to be alive. He still … oh never mind.

Someday he’ll be dead. He’s dead now, but someday too

Only the expensive luxury stuff. The kind sold in tourist traps. Most maple syrup sold in stores is flavored corn syrup, which keeps the price down.

I think at that point it’s called “corn syrup” or just “syrup”. Maple syrup is still made from maple.

I think this might be a Kleenix vs. tissues type thing for some people. All syrup gets called “maple syrup” regardless of provenance? Then “real maple syrup” vs. “the fake stuff” makes a bit more sense.

Damn, now I want pancakes…

Well, we’ve got strobbary syrup too

At least in the US, most “maple syrup” is literally maple flavored corn syrup or sometimes a blend but is just called Maple Syrup on the front of the bottle. Sometimes it’s called “pancake syrup” for legal reasons

Pretty sure the fake stuff has to call themselves maple-flavored syrup, pancake syrup, or just syrup, and only the real stuff is called “maple syrup”

No idea why you’ve got any downvotes.

This is very true. You have to search for actual maple syrup in the US.

EDIT: Yeah. I know how to find actual maple syrup, folks. There was a time long ago when products actually looked like what you were buying and weren’t all imitation crap. There was no such thing as corn-syrup labeled “breakfast syrup” or “maple-flavored syrup” or “Real syrup” in giant bold text and “with maple flavor” in tiny font somewhere distant.

Stop defending deceptive product labeling.

Hmm. I just went to Target’s website and searched “maple syrup” – even though they have a notoriously bad search, the first row of products were actual maple syrup. The second row had a mix between “pancake syrup” and actual “maple syrup”

OTOH, searching “pancake syrup” was the opposite – 5 corn syrups before any actual maple syrups.

“Maple syrup” is a legally protected name, the same way “butter”, “ice cream”, and “chocolate” are. There are legal requirements for their contents in order for you to call it that on the label. That’s why you see descriptions like “chocolatey” or “buttery” on cheaper products.

I’m not sure for most countries, but I know both the US and Canada protect the terms.

In my experience unless you’re in Vermont that is quite true but yeah in Vermont just about everyone makes their own maple syrup if I recall correctly we I believe banned corn syrup maple syrup because everyone here takes maple syrup very seriously

My friend Winona for one

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