• Maple Syrple

    From Dave Drum@1:396/45 to Ruth Haffly on Tue Jun 24 05:25:40 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    I leave the syrup where found. Not a fan of maple flavour. If I put
    any liquid on my pancake/waffle it will be sorghum molasses or honey.
    Byt, for rhe most I use jams/preserves or jellies to sweeten things up.

    IIRC, they do have blueberry and other syrups available, just ask. And,
    if you don't use all of the various ones they bring out, they'll let
    you take them home, at least in our experience.

    Oh, I know they bring the mini-bottles of maple syrup with the
    pancakes. I have a nice collection in my kitchen pantry. Some friend/relatives like maple syrup so it works out.

    I was raised on the real thing so that's my #1 choice for toppings.
    When we got married, I converted Steve from Mrs. Butterworth's to
    maple; it's been on our table for decades.

    There are a lot of maple flavoured things out there and available to
    eat. So, apparently, I'm in a minority of not liking the stuff.

    Years ago when we were in Frankfurt, our pastor and his wife invited
    Steve and me & another couple from church for dinner one night. As we talked, found out the other gentleman had spent time in the Catskills. When it came time for dessert, the pastor's wife went into the kitchen
    to prepare what she called "a special treat". She brought out small
    dishes of vanilla ice cream drizzled with maple syrup. Tom, Steve and I told her that we were very familiar with maple syrup, and how we were.
    We had a good laugh over that one.

    I do have, just up I-55 (Route 66 too) a maple sirup (their spelling)
    grove and facility that is on the National Register of Historic Places.

    https://www.theroute-66.com/funks-grove.html

    I've made the stop and the tour. But none of my souvenirs involve syrup.

    I prefer Karo for anthing requiring syrup as a sweetener. Or good old
    sorghum molasses which you'll likely never get around to as sorghum is
    a close cousi of corn and would probably lay Steve low.

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Baked Apricot Brie w/Sorghum Syrup
    Categories: Five, Pastry, Cheese, Fruits
    Yield: 5 Servings

    17 oz (490g) pkg puff pastry
    1 (5"/12cm) Brie cheese wheel
    3 Apricots; chopped
    2 tb Sorghum Syrup
    1 lg Egg; for egg wash

    Defrost 1 sheet of puff pastry in the fridge or out on
    the counter until ready to bake.

    Set oven @ 400ºF/205ºC.

    On one sheet of puff pastry, place entire Brie wheel in
    the middle, add chipped apricots on top and drizzle 2
    tablespoons (or as much as you'd like) of the sorghum
    syrup.

    Fold puff pastry on the top of the cheese and fruit
    mound and close all the way around.

    With a pastry brush, brush the top of the puff pastry
    folds with egg wash. (An egg wash is a beaten egg mixed
    with another liquid, usually water or milk, which is
    brushed onto the surface of a pastry before baking.)

    Place on parchment paper and bake for 30 minutes until
    it's golden brown.

    Let cool for 5 minutes and enjoy with crackers, baguette
    or just by itself.

    Yield: 4 - 6 servings

    RECIPE FROM: https://www.goldenbarrel.com

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Wed Jun 25 12:21:17 2025
    Hi Dave,

    Oh, I know they bring the mini-bottles of maple syrup with the
    pancakes. I have a nice collection in my kitchen pantry. Some friend/relatives like maple syrup so it works out.

    I was raised on the real thing so that's my #1 choice for toppings.
    When we got married, I converted Steve from Mrs. Butterworth's to
    maple; it's been on our table for decades.

    There are a lot of maple flavoured things out there and available to
    eat. So, apparently, I'm in a minority of not liking the stuff.

    Seems to be so, but then too, we can't all like the same things. Most
    people like peanut butter but I have an extreme dislike of it. A lot of
    people drink coffee but not so many (Americans) prefer tea, me being one
    of the latter group.


    Years ago when we were in Frankfurt, our pastor and his wife invited
    Steve and me & another couple from church for dinner one night. As we talked, found out the other gentleman had spent time in the Catskills. When it came time for dessert, the pastor's wife went into the kitchen
    to prepare what she called "a special treat". She brought out small
    dishes of vanilla ice cream drizzled with maple syrup. Tom, Steve and I told her that we were very familiar with maple syrup, and how we were.
    We had a good laugh over that one.

    I do have, just up I-55 (Route 66 too) a maple sirup (their spelling) grove and facility that is on the National Register of Historic
    Places.

    https://www.theroute-66.com/funks-grove.html

    I've made the stop and the tour. But none of my souvenirs involve
    syrup.

    You have mentioned it to me several times. One of these days when we're
    either going or coming from out west, we'll have to stop and pick up
    some maple goodies. Looks like our church mission trips to VT are now a
    thing of the past; we merged with another (larger) church a few months
    ago. Their mission trip focus is on New Hampshire where a former member
    couple is in mission work.

    I prefer Karo for anthing requiring syrup as a sweetener. Or good
    old DD> sorghum molasses which you'll likely never get around to as
    sorghum DD> is a close cousi of corn and would probably lay Steve low.

    He can tolerate small amounts of sorgum. His mom had a small jug of it
    several years ago when she and Dad were getting ready to move into
    assisted living. We were helping her clean out the place where they had
    been living and came across the jug; it came home with us as well as a
    number of spices that went right into our freezer until the in use ones
    had been used up. The sorgum is now gone, mostly into Steve's coffee.

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
    rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28


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  • From Dave Drum@1:18/200 to Ruth Haffly on Fri Jun 27 12:10:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    Oh, I know they bring the mini-bottles of maple syrup with the
    pancakes. I have a nice collection in my kitchen pantry. Some friend/relatives like maple syrup so it works out.

    I was raised on the real thing so that's my #1 choice for toppings.
    When we got married, I converted Steve from Mrs. Butterworth's to
    maple; it's been on our table for decades.

    There are a lot of maple flavoured things out there and available to
    eat. So, apparently, I'm in a minority of not liking the stuff.

    Seems to be so, but then too, we can't all like the same things. Most people like peanut butter but I have an extreme dislike of it. A lot of people drink coffee but not so many (Americans) prefer tea, me being
    one of the latter group.

    Your P-nut butter dislike is rooted in the same source as my extreme
    prejudice against bologna. The dreaded overdose.

    https://www.theroute-66.com/funks-grove.html

    I've made the stop and the tour. But none of my souvenirs involve
    syrup.

    You have mentioned it to me several times. One of these days when we're either going or coming from out west, we'll have to stop and pick up
    some maple goodies. Looks like our church mission trips to VT are now a thing of the past; we merged with another (larger) church a few months ago. Their mission trip focus is on New Hampshire where a former member couple is in mission work.

    It's a neat place even if I'm not a fan of their claim to fame.

    I prefer Karo for anthing requiring syrup as a sweetener. Or good
    old DD> sorghum molasses which you'll likely never get around to as
    sorghum DD> is a close cousi of corn and would probably lay Steve low.

    He can tolerate small amounts of sorgum. His mom had a small jug of it several years ago when she and Dad were getting ready to move into assisted living. We were helping her clean out the place where they had been living and came across the jug; it came home with us as well as a number of spices that went right into our freezer until the in use ones had been used up. The sorgum is now gone, mostly into Steve's coffee.

    As I don't take anything in my coffee. And only lemon (very occasionally) in
    my tea it would last quite a while until the panquakes or waffles made an appearance.

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Blueberry-Orange Pancakes
    Categories: Breads, Dairy, Citrus, Fruits
    Yield: 9 Pancakes

    1 c Almond milk greek yogurt *
    2 lg Eggs; whisked
    Zest of 2 oranges
    3 tb Orange juice
    2 tb Maple syrup or sorghum
    1 ts Vanilla extract
    1 c Tapioca flour
    1 c Almond flour
    1 ts Baking powder
    pn Salt
    1 c Blueberries; more as garnish

    Whisk together yogurt, eggs, zest, orange juice, syrup,
    and vanilla extract in a large bowl.

    Mix in tapioca flour, almond flour, baking powder and
    salt. Fold in blueberries.

    Place pan over medium heat, grease pan, then use an ice
    cream scoop to scoop the batter onto pan. Cook on each
    side for 2-3 minutes, until bubbles begin to show in the
    batter, then flip.

    Top pancakes with blueberries and syrup.

    * I have used standard Chobani Greek Yoghurt if making
    from "scratch" as well as self-rising flour in place
    of the non-wheat flour(s). I've never made these with
    maple syrup since I don't care for that old tradition.

    RECIPE FROM: https://paleomg.com

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  • From Ruth Haffly@1:396/45.28 to Dave Drum on Sat Jun 28 15:37:17 2025
    Hi Dave,

    There are a lot of maple flavoured things out there and available to
    eat. So, apparently, I'm in a minority of not liking the stuff.

    Seems to be so, but then too, we can't all like the same things. Most people like peanut butter but I have an extreme dislike of it. A lot of people drink coffee but not so many (Americans) prefer tea, me being
    one of the latter group.

    Your P-nut butter dislike is rooted in the same source as my extreme prejudice against bologna. The dreaded overdose.

    A bologna sandwich was a treat, once we convinced my mom to put mustard
    on it instead of butter. A slice of cheese would have been a nice
    addition also but the cheese had to be saved for another alternative to
    pb&j sandwich. Of course all sandwiches were on cheap white bread.


    https://www.theroute-66.com/funks-grove.html

    I've made the stop and the tour. But none of my souvenirs involve
    syrup.

    You have mentioned it to me several times. One of these days when we're either going or coming from out west, we'll have to stop and pick up
    some maple goodies. Looks like our church mission trips to VT are now a thing of the past; we merged with another (larger) church a few months ago. Their mission trip focus is on New Hampshire where a former member couple is in mission work.

    It's a neat place even if I'm not a fan of their claim to fame.

    We'll have to stop some time--how close is it to I-70 or I-80? They're
    the main ones we take cross country heading toward home or Utah, for AZ
    we go I-40/I-10.


    He can tolerate small amounts of sorgum. His mom had a small jug of it several years ago when she and Dad were getting ready to move into assisted living. We were helping her clean out the place where they had been living and came across the jug; it came home with us as well as a number of spices that went right into our freezer until the in use ones had been used up. The sorgum is now gone, mostly into Steve's coffee.

    As I don't take anything in my coffee. And only lemon (very
    occasionally) in my tea it would last quite a while until the
    panquakes or waffles made an appearance.

    I use stevia in my tea; the green packets sweeten it just right.

    ---
    Catch you later,
    Ruth
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  • From Dave Drum@1:3634/12 to Ruth Haffly on Mon Jun 30 06:44:00 2025
    Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-

    There are a lot of maple flavoured things out there and available to
    eat. So, apparently, I'm in a minority of not liking the stuff.

    Seems to be so, but then too, we can't all like the same things. Most people like peanut butter but I have an extreme dislike of it. A lot of people drink coffee but not so many (Americans) prefer tea, me being
    one of the latter group.

    Your P-nut butter dislike is rooted in the same source as my extreme prejudice against bologna. The dreaded overdose.

    A bologna sandwich was a treat, once we convinced my mom to put mustard
    on it instead of butter. A slice of cheese would have been a nice
    addition also but the cheese had to be saved for another alternative to pb&j sandwich. Of course all sandwiches were on cheap white bread.

    White bread - a triumph of marketing. Back in the day rustic breads were
    whole grain, ground on site, flour. White bread was for the "rich folks".

    We had, and used a hammer-mill as well as a wind-deiven stone stone mill.
    When my grand-dad made whole wheat bread it was, most assuredly, whole
    grain whole whesat.

    I'll bet my grandmother heaved a big sigh of relief when Holsum Bread in
    St. Louis (50 miles away) began selling pre-sliced, wrapped loaves of
    bread in 1928. I wasn't there to see it. But, I know haw she worked. Bv)=

    https://www.theroute-66.com/funks-grove.html

    I've made the stop and the tour. But none of my souvenirs involve
    syrup.

    You have mentioned it to me several times. One of these days when we're either going or coming from out west, we'll have to stop and pick up
    some maple goodies. Looks like our church mission trips to VT are now a thing of the past; we merged with another (larger) church a few months ago. Their mission trip focus is on New Hampshire where a former member couple is in mission work.

    It's a neat place even if I'm not a fan of their claim to fame.

    We'll have to stop some time--how close is it to I-70 or I-80? They're
    the main ones we take cross country heading toward home or Utah, for AZ
    we go I-40/I-10.

    If you're coming from visiting ikn New York state Funk's Grove is just
    about half-2way between I-80 and I-70 on I-55. Leaving from Wake Forest
    it would be faaaaar "out of route" for a visit.

    He can tolerate small amounts of sorgum. His mom had a small jug of it several years ago when she and Dad were getting ready to move into assisted living. We were helping her clean out the place where they had been living and came across the jug; it came home with us as well as a number of spices that went right into our freezer until the in use ones had been used up. The sorgum is now gone, mostly into Steve's coffee.

    As I don't take anything in my coffee. And only lemon (very
    occasionally) in my tea it would last quite a while until the
    panquakes or waffles made an appearance.

    I use stevia in my tea; the green packets sweeten it just right.

    Fortunalety I am well controlled enough that I can aschew the fake sugar (except in soda). But I do use it if making things for others ....

    MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

    Title: Cranberry-Orange Relish
    Categories: Five, Fruit, Citrus, Salads
    Yield: 8 Servings

    2 md Navel oranges
    6 c Cranberries
    2 1/2 c Sugar-twin

    Cut unpeeled oranges into eighths.

    Place orange, cranberries and sugar in food processor or
    blender and grind.

    Refrigerate for several hours to blend flavors.

    Store covered in refrigerator.

    I took this to the family Holiday dinner at my brother's
    house last Winter Solstice celebration (2009). It was a
    hit - especially with the diabetics. Can also be made with
    real sugar - but, your diabetic family members won't be
    able to take part and praise your expertise.

    From: http://www.recipesource.com

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