[notme]

Originally Posted by Joeprep4820

Thick isn't necessarily more authentic.

I agree, but the biggest complaint that most people have of sugar free syrup is the thin watery type that makes anything you eat soggy.

[Chef Barrae]

Originally Posted by Joeprep4820

Thick isn't necessarily more authentic. When I was skiing in Vermont at my roommate's cabin in 2005, we bought our maple syrup from a local farmer, and it was more of a liquid, more watery, than I thought authentic maple syrup was supposed to be. Come time to taste, it was the most delightful, flavorful, syrup I have ever tasted. I'm usually more of an eggs, potatoes, and bacon sort of guy, but this syrup converted me to a pancakes fan for that week.

Absolutely true. The best real maple syrup is amber grade and it is thin compared to fake syrups either sugar free or with sugar. I used to go camping in Vermont all the time. We especially loved to visit in the fall. I've cooked pancakes on an open fire and used the real thing! Nothing can beat it.

[Granny Shanny]

Pancakes cooked over an open fire will almost pass muster withOUT anything else! lol! I've never had a camp stove - always preferred to cook over the fire. It's just the best ever. OMG, the memories! Thanks for the reminder!

[Chef Barrae]

I never had a camping stove either! I used to pack up half my kitchen though to go camping! Lot's of pots and pans...cast iron of course and all the gadgets (hand cranked of course) that I could think of! It was a great time! There is something about the smokiness of the campfire that gets into those pancakes and makes them like no others! Since we were in Vermont we always went to Bob's Country Store and picked up supplies...real maple syrup, fresh blueberries in season, maple sugar, all kinds of great stuff! Ahhh, yes, the memories Granny!