maple syrup is good, but it is not a patch on treacle.
I'm much more inclined towards lemon juice and sugar

Do you mean Golden syrup rather than treacle?

Treacle or lemon and sugar on pancakes....where on earth do you folks come from......

Try maple syrup just once (especially if it's the fresh stuff)......you will be sold forever.....

English style pancakes aren't anything like proper buttermilk pancakes ... lemon juice and sugar covers up the taste

You'll find the same if you try Marmite .... go on, you know you want to ...

Oh I've tried maple syrup on pancakes, we've got about a gallon of the stuff at home.... but you should try lemonjuice and sugar, so good.

I think she means golden syrup rather than treacle.... 2 very different things, golden syrup is sooooooo good!!! but I don't think you can get it in the states.

You can get it in Canada

Yeah..... you lucky sods. I miss steamed syrup sponge soooo much

My kids love it ... I guess you can get Bird's custard down there either??

Oh I'm so glad you meant golden syrup and not treacle

My personal favourite since Maple Syrup can be very strong...is Aunt Jemima Syrup....nummy!!

I'm a maple syrup girl!! I had no idea that "Golden Syrup" even existed until I moved to Australia and attempted to find maple syrup. THERE IS NONE!! It's all golden syrup!

I finally found a bottle or "Real Canadian Maple Syrup" in the imported foods section of David Jones BUT it was $13.00 a bottle for HALF what $2.99 will buy you in Canada.

Devestation ensued....

One of my charming friends got me a bottle for my birthday and I've been using it very sparingly to savour the experience.

Best pancakes... make 'em THIN like crepes, roll up warmed banana slices in the pancake, drizzle maple syrup and a dollop of cream if you like.

*drool drool*

Siren

Hi Willmore

Have you tapped your own trees?
We've got a few Maples around our house and have been told we could get a gallon or so.

Is it easy?
Do you know where to buy the equipment?

Thanks

Sean

Yes we did when I was growing up in the KW area. From what I remember it wasn't hard, but very slow - it had to be boiled for hours....and didn't get much for all the effort - but it was worth it.

All you need is a pail, plug and tap which my parents tell me you can just buy in any hardware store. In the KW area, we did it in March when the sap was running.

You do know that they have to be "sugar" maple trees right to get the syrup?

Good luck and let me know how it works out

Well, I really and truly hate to admit this, but was curious about marmite, so asked my mom. Apparently they ate it on toast all the time in Ireland and even after they came to Canada........unbelieveable......

They make Marmite where I grew up..... what it is, is the scrapings of the inside of the giant beer barrels they make bass in after it has been brewed..... yum.

As for birds custard, I haven't even seen custard yet here

[QUOTE=fatman]They make Marmite where I grew up..... what it is, is the scrapings of the inside of the giant beer barrels they make bass in after it has been brewed..... yum.

As I said before....totally disgusting.......