Thursday, March 24, 2011

Simple Pleasure: Maple Syrup



My simple pleasure for today is sweet. It's maple syrup.

Throughout New England at this time, one can see buckets attached to scores of maple trees. They are collecting the sweet sap that will be boiled down to make syrup.  If everyone could see the immense amount of work that goes into making maple syrup, there would be tremendous appreciation for the final product.

Can you imagine pancakes or French toast without maple syrup?  B-o-r-i-n-g.

How about the taste of maple nut ice-cream? It's creamy lusciousness that edges on the divine.

One more thing about this simple pleasure:  the supermarket bottled varieties of  "maple syrup"  pale pathetically to the "real thing."   The taste of fresh maple syrup, soaked into a pancake that has been spread with real butter,  has got to be one of the yummiest tastes around.

So there you have the sticky and sweet of today's simple pleasure: maple syrup.

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23 comments:

  1. My Dream CanvasMarch 23, 2011 at 7:28 PM

    The maple nut ice cream sounds wonderful!! Thanks so much for the lovely comment on my blog.

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  2. MaveMarch 23, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    That sounds wonderful. My only idea of collecting maple syrup came from Laura Wilder's book.

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  3. TrishMarch 23, 2011 at 7:40 PM

    Hi Susan,
    What beautiful bottles!!
    Yes I agree..maple syrup is wonderful :-)
    blessings..Trish

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  4. Erin | Bygone LivingMarch 23, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    Hello, Susan! Thank you for the sweet comment on my recent post :) And what an equally delicious post you have here! I absolutely adore fresh maple syrup. One of the best I ever tried was up in the Monadnock region of New Hampshire (it was SO yummy!) After you taste the "real deal," store-bought is unacceptable!

    Enjoy your week! ♥

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  5. BookieMarch 23, 2011 at 8:22 PM

    We made a trip to Vermont once where we learned about maple syrup...how it was made. It is a wonder it does not cost more. It was at that time I learned what REAL syrup tasted like...now cook with it a bit. Yummy stuff agreed!

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  6. AnonymousMarch 24, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    Oh my goodness, every food-related thing you've written about sounds divine. The bottles are simply beautiful. I've heard that making maple syrup is very labour intensive.

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  7. Linda @ A La CarteMarch 24, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    I love your simple pleasure! My daughter made pancakes last Sunday and we had the best REAL maple syrup. We called pancakes 'syrup sponges'...yummy!

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  8. GratefulPrayerThankfulHeartMarch 24, 2011 at 6:03 AM

    Good morning, Susan!

    Beautiful photo! Such pretty jars ~ makes me want to mail order a few :)

    I love Maple syrup too.

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  9. Karen LangeMarch 24, 2011 at 6:14 AM

    Looks positively yummy! Love the jars. :)

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  10. Kay KMarch 24, 2011 at 6:58 AM

    What beautiful Maple jars !!! I have never saw any like that ..thanks for sharing your simple pleasure

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  11. Janettessage.blogspot.comMarch 24, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    I don't have the joy of seeing the process, but I do enjoy the final product...and those bottles are wonderful

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  12. MeMeSueMarch 24, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    Susan thank you so much for the nice comment on my newest post! You have been very encouraging to me and I totally appreciate it!

    Now on your post...my friend and I were just talking about what to have for dinner and now I'm craving breakfast...HA HA I have never had "real" maple syrup so I will have to scope some out and go for it! Looks so yummy tho!

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  13. AnonymousMarch 24, 2011 at 8:24 AM

    I live in PA, so maple syrup is something that this area has been blessed with.

    I truly enjoy this over pretty much everything :)

    Thanks for sharing,

    M.

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  14. It's Just DottieMarch 24, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Susan you are so blessed!!!
    Your picture of the jars is so pretty .

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  15. Nikki (Sarah)March 24, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    sounds great. My kids love going to the maple syrup festival and they love rolling the maple syrup and snow to make maple syrup taffy.

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  16. diane stetsonMarch 24, 2011 at 11:58 AM

    My daughter's boyfriend's family has their own maple syrup tree and make their own syrup in Maine...she had some and said it was GREAT!

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  17. DonnaMarch 24, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Okay, I am drooling after reading your post! Maple Walnut is one of my favorite ice creams. So how did your Easter tree hold up? As I type this, it is in the 30's, ray, and SPITTING SNOW!!! Do you think we will ever see spring? haha... Donna

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  18. GayleMarch 24, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    Divine. Love the picture, too!

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  19. Chatty CroneMarch 24, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    Oh I just love maple syrup and pancakes - haven't had them in a while though - do you add butter or just syrup. It is a simple pleasure.

    sandie

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  20. Sherry @ No Minimalist HereMarch 24, 2011 at 5:03 PM

    I have had real maple syrup and the store brands do not compare. The bottles are wonderful.
    Hugs,
    Sherry

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  21. Dayle ~ A Collection of DaysMarch 24, 2011 at 11:43 PM

    Now you've gone and made me hungry, Susan. Maple syrup is my favorite!

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  22. AnnesphamilyMarch 26, 2011 at 8:42 PM

    My Sweets and I were just discussing french toast and pancakes! With sryup! LOL! I know we don't realize what goes into making a product. My oldest daughter works for Marie Callender Restaurants and people complain that the pies are too expensive not realizing they are made fresh daily not in a foreign land and shipped and frozen and full of crummy preservatives. Argh...But I do love the post here on the pure maple syrup. Thanks

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