Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!news.miami.edu!mthvax!recipes From: jav8106@ritvax.isc.rit.edu (Doctor FORTRAN) Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Subject: VEGAN: Grandfather's Syrup Summary: original subject was Re: REQUEST: Pancake and Waffle Syrup Keywords: recipe vegan Message-ID: <1991Jan16.195117.19616@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> Date: 16 Jan 91 03:44:44 GMT References: <1991Jan15.155108.2380@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> Reply-To: jav8106@ritvax.isc.rit.edu Followup-To: rec.food.veg Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology Lines: 34 Approved: aem@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Rec.Food.Recipes moderator) In article <1991Jan15.155108.2380@mthvax.cs.miami.edu>, marthab@milton.u.washington.edu (Martha Burns) writes... -Does anyone have a simple recipe for pancake and waffle syrup? I am -seeking a recipe which produces a rich, although not too thick, dark -brown syrup. Here is one my Grandfather uses. He doesn't measure anything, so the quantities are only approximate. :-) 1 Cup Water (the softer the better) 3 Cups Good Old White Refined Sugar 0.25 Cups Corn Syrup Boil water and add sugar. Stir continuously until completely dissolved. Take off heat and add corn syrup. (The corn syrup is used to prevent crystals, >8-) you want syrup and not fudge.) If you have difficulty getting all the sugar in solution, add some more water. If your syrup isn't thick enough for your taste, boil again and add more. Variations: Add 2 tablespoons of Molasses. Add Imitation Maple Extract to taste (strengths vary). Substitute brown sugar for white sugar (although white refined sugar is actually brown sugar with the molasses removed, so this is essentially the same as the first variation). Grenedine may be made by adding Citric Acid and Red food dye; make a thinner mixture. For Old Fashioneds (does anybody drink those anymore?) and other bar drinks, make a thinner mixture and add 0.5 tsp of Vanilla Extract. Cleanup: You can clean up your spoons, saucepans, etc., by simply boiling some water. Voila! - the mess dissolves. Warm water on a sponge is great for spills, spatters, the occasional boilover (I _did_ say stir continuously, didn't I?) and the like.