Honey and maple syrup

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JAS_OH1 said:
Making sourdough yeasted waffles. Big batch, will freeze some. DH had 4 with fresh strawberries, homey, and maple syrup. Now that I've decided we love these waffles I'm going to give my mini waffle maker away and get one that makes several at a time.
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I get this orange blossom honey that is Meijer brand (can you believe that) that is the best honey I've ever tasted that would go so well with those. 🤤 Seriously, the honey is insanely good. Most honey to me tastes too extreme in some way or another, but this stuff is literally perfect (IMO).
 
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Puggles said:
I get this orange blossom honey that is Meijer brand (can you believe that) that is the best honey I've ever tasted that would go so well with those. 🤤 Seriously, the honey is insanely good. Most honey to me tastes too extreme in some way or another, but this stuff is literally perfect (IMO).
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Thanks for the tip. I've been using Aldi brand.
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Barriehie said:
Don't know. I was referencing making kilos of things at a time...
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Oh, okay, I just make 1 waffle at a time but have no idea how much it weighs...and don't really care enough to weigh it though I have a kitchen scale! I make 4 per container which is just the right amount for my DH to eat for one breakfast! I will just toast them and eat them plain sometimes. Just 1, though.

I do know that TastyReuben doesn't care much for honey, at least on it's own. He and the missus are maple syrup lovers (well I could say she might qualify as a maple syrup fiend, even though I don't know her). Me, I like the two mixed together with a tad more honey than maple syrup. And I am pretty sure that SandwichShortOfAPicnic doesn't care for honey, either. I have had some I find blech, but I like Aldi's. I might look for the Meijer variety Puggles mentioned.
 
I get mine from down the road and honestly can't tell any difference between this honey or that honey. I'll eat them all.
 
I'm really fortunate with honey. Most of the stuff here is produced by artisans, so there are no commercial additions or bland mixtures.
When I was last in Mexico, I brought back a kilo of honey produced by bees on the slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano.
Here, I've got a friend who produces Mastranto honey (mastranto is a weed, similar to mint, but much sweeter), acacia blossom honey, mango blossom honey, and 3 or 4 others. Believe me, they all taste different.
 
JAS_OH1 said:
Oh, okay, I just make 1 waffle at a time but have no idea how much it weighs...and don't really care enough to weigh it though I have a kitchen scale! I make 4 per container which is just the right amount for my DH to eat for one breakfast! I will just toast them and eat them plain sometimes. Just 1, though.

I do know that TastyReuben doesn't care much for honey, at least on it's own. He and the missus are maple syrup lovers (well I could say she might qualify as a maple syrup fiend, even though I don't know her). Me, I like the two mixed together with a tad more honey than maple syrup. And I am pretty sure that SandwichShortOfAPicnic doesn't care for honey, either. I have had some I find blech, but I like Aldi's. I might look for the Meijer variety Puggles mentioned.
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Honestly, I'm not a big honey guy either, but there is just something about this honey, it's so damn good with just the slightest hint of orange in it.
 
Puggles said:
Real maple syrup makes all the difference, it's like all that "fake" taste is filtered out and you're just left with the pure, clean delicious taste of real maple syrup. You really can taste the difference.
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The Aldi brand is fine, I just don't like maple syrup by itself. My MIL brought some home from a vacation in Vermont once that came from some small producer/family farm and I still didn't like it. It tastes like...maple. But, a few drops mixed with honey actually tastes quite good.
 
karadekoolaid said:
I'm really fortunate with honey. Most of the stuff here is produced by artisans, so there are no commercial additions or bland mixtures.
When I was last in Mexico, I brought back a kilo of honey produced by bees on the slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano.
Here, I've got a friend who produces Mastranto honey (mastranto is a weed, similar to mint, but much sweeter), acacia blossom honey, mango blossom honey, and 3 or 4 others. Believe me, they all taste different.
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Since honey isn't regulated here as long as it has any amount of honey in it then it can be labeled honey so I can see how some may or may not like it. Being unregulated it's not required to put what's in it on the label either.

Where I get mine they'll let you go collect it yourself *after* you sign the waiver in case you get stung. Nothing but honey!
 
karadekoolaid said:
I had a Canadian client a few years ago, who used to love Indian food, and contracted me several times for dinners. When he left the country, he gave me a bottle of the real stuff, from his uncle's farm.
I agree - it's really special.
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Forty gallons of sap for 1 gallon of syrup.
 
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