Maple syrup

[cl0udy.livejournal.com]

Where might I be able to purchase a bottle of authentic, delicious maple syrup? It'll be a gift for my British friend. I'd also rather buy from a store in the Boston area than order online.

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[cos]

The grades are: A light amber, A medium amber, A dark amber, B, and C. So technically there's no "B dark", it's just B. But yes, they have grade B, it's in one of the big plastic bulk containers. I usually bring my own empty maple syrup container to refill, though they have little plastic containers there.

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

So technically there's no "B dark"

It's just the terminology I learned from my Quebecois/Vermont in laws, when I was married.

[cos]

Huh, odd, I've known a lot of Vermonters but never heard that.

Did you know Vermont has a slightly different grading system from everyone else? Same grade names, but the cutoff points are slightly different, so that for example, the bottom end of what would be grade A dark amber elsewhere, is at the top end of grade B if it's from Vermont.

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

Ah, so the woodchucks grade harder?

I prefer the dark maple syrup, not just for cooking, and it's something my late father in law taught me.

That and maple creamees.

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

they apparently changed systems "officially" a while ago, and as a result, phased out the old "C" grade - i still have a liter, it's like molasses. i'm sure you can still get that ... somewhere. i got mine at TJs, but the best they do is some kind of "B".

you might be able to score a variety if you hit the farm stands outside of cambridge along rte 2 out past 95.

but almost any store should sell the stuff around here. the real stuff.

i had to laugh when i went into a diner in NH and "mrs butterworths" was the standard, and real maple was $2 more... and this just miles from at least two maple houses. bak. next time, i brink my own, and sneer.

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