IIRC it takes about 40 gallons of maple sap to make a gallon of syrup. Bill
----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 2:40 PM Subject: Re: OT; Spam attack > Again, you're a first, Jostein! > I've never heard of anyone NOT liking real maple syrup! > I grew up in one of the U.S.' most prolific states' producer of maple > syrup (and other products...) -- Northern Ohio. > Thing is, not ALL maple syrup is made the same. Far from it... > If the only maple "syrup" anyone ever tasted was insufficiently boiled, > it's got way too much water in it, and it needs more boiling. > Cheap "syrup" is left watery, as they can get just as much money for the > adulterated syrup as they can for the well-rendered syrup, so why put > the extra effort into it? > Making proper maple syrup takes time... > > Keith Whaley > Knows his sugar maples! <g> > > Jostein wrote: > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paul Sorenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >>The honey might have been good, but for a real taste treat, try it with > >>REAL, 100% maple syrup > >> > >>-Paul > > > > > > Pardon me, Paul.... > > > > Yuck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > Please don't take it personally. > > > > Jostein > > > > > > >
