Pancake Syrup

   2 cups warm tap water
4 cups sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
1-1/2 teaspoons maple flavoring
1/4 teaspoon butter flavoring (optional)

In a three-quart saucepan combine the water, sugar and molasses. Put the pan
on the stove over medium heat. Stir every now and then until the syrup comes
to a rolling boil. Watch the syrup carefully because it has a tendency to
foam and will boil over if your pan is too small. If this starts to happen,
remove
the pan from the heat and turn the heat down. After the syrup boils, cover
the pot and simmer it for ten minutes over a low flame. Do not stir it for
this
ten minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Take off the lid and let it cool
on the counter for about 15 minutes. Stir in the maple flavoring (and butter
flavoring if you're using it). Store the syrup in a clean quart canning jar
or a clean ketchup bottle (32 oz). I use a funnel to pour the syrup into the
jar because the hot syrup can get a little messy. Be careful not to burn
yourself.

This syrup is remarkably similar in flavor and texture to real maple syrup.
It is thinner than commercial pancake syrups, but slightly thicker than real
maple syrup. The taste is clean, simple and fresh. It does not linger in an
envelope in your mouth the way some commercial syrups do.

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