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Pancake syrup made with corn syrup sucks (lemmy.world)

submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) by Emerald@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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It has no additional flavor other than adding sweetness. I would rather have no syrup than "fake" pancake syrup (e.g. Ms Butterworths).

I much prefer maple syrup. Of course it is expensive, so the Log Cabin table syrup is a good substitute that still has actual flavor and is affordable.

Edit: Also if you still want maple flavor for cheaper, a mix of half maple and half cane works good, like the stuff at Cracker Barrel. It doesn't deserve the hate.

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 8 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

To me, the cost of stuff like syrup works as a great example of how much we shouldn't be eating it.

It costs so much because it's very time consuming, labor intensive, and it's reduced from the source liquid about 80%.

I go through about 16oz of syrup in 1 to 2 years. It's a sugar (a very simple carb), that's plenty for the average person.

Even worse is what it's typically used for - high carbohydrate foods, like pancakes, waffles, and desserts. Again, stuff we really shouldn't be eating all that much of.

It's sort of naturally limiting by the effort involved in getting it. So I don't mind paying for the real thing.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 4 points 19 hours ago

Wow, that's so little. I go thru a quart every other month. Costs be damned.