My husband introduced me to 100% real maple syrup a while back. It’s so superior to the corn syrupy substitute we both grew up eating. So this morning I decided to cook up French toast.
Noticing a strange white papery film skimming the surface, I poured it off and enjoyed my breakfast. Yum!
Well, this last time buying the stuff we purchased a larger bottle. Twice now I refilled the small one due to its easier handling. It needed done today.
To my surprise, obvious mold showed as white fuzzy little islands. Oh, no! This stuff isn’t cheap. I looked closer at the label, which stated ‘refrigerate after opening’. Oops!
Something told me to seek out salvage solutions because maple syrup is mostly sugar, which is mildew resistant. In fact, centuries ago humans learned honey can help prevent wound infection.
A quick online search saved the day. I strained off the fuzzy bits and heated the product to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. Vermonters don’t all take the second step according to the Maple Farmers blog article. With a specific mold allergy I didn’t take that chance.
Are you better than me at reading all product labels? Have you made this mistake?
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I knew you didn't put this in the refrigerator. I just knew it. Sometimes I read the directions and sometimes I don't. Always costs me when I don't. I'm glad you salvaged the syrup.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day, Darla. Big hug. ♥
~hugs~
DeleteI always kept syrup in the fridge, but it wasn't real, I don't think. Glad you found a solution.
ReplyDeleteThank you. :)
DeleteI have made that mistake with cat medicine. I knew about syrup because my hubby and his family used to make it. I prefer the fake stuff I grew up with. :) XO
ReplyDeleteOh, no! That's interesting that he and his family made it. ~hugs~
DeleteNot that mistake but we're not good at reading labels!
ReplyDeleteLive and learn, eh? :)
DeleteLive and learn, eh?
ReplyDeleteOne of our local parks makes maple syrup each Spring, as an educational tool for kids.
It's funny that I just wrote that. lol That's a neat program your park system has. :)
DeleteOh gosh, I did the same thing, and no that stuff isn't cheap. I scooped off the mold, and then finally read to refrigerate after opening.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you salvaged it, too. :)
DeleteMy mistakes usually come with taking a food from the fridge and fixing something, then forgetting to put said item back in the fridge....like the cheese today! Syrup....French toast...love both, however syrup is an item I can't eat since my gastric by pass,I get so sick.
ReplyDeleteWe do things like that here. ~sigh~ But at least I can enjoy syrup on occasion. I'm sorry you no longer can. ~hugs~
DeleteNo, I haven't had that experience. But not reading the labels properly is a problem I too have. I have bought stuff and realised that it's past the expiry date only after I thought something is wrong with the stuff and I checked the label.
ReplyDeleteI've experienced this, as well. One year I made myself sick on expired milk two days in a row! lol And labels keep getting more cluttered, which doesn't help.
DeleteI have some maple syrup makers in my family, so I am glad you found you can get past the mold crisis safely. Enjoy !
ReplyDeleteThat's cool. And thank you!
DeleteMom has never (gasp!!!) been a fan of maple syrup. Any syrup really, except a drizzle of regular syrup for french toast. I am not a pancake eater (indigestible for all my life...don't know why)...so...I can laugh at the syrups as I pass them by!
ReplyDeleteIt's always good to laugh. :)
DeleteDad says he grew up on the fake stuff, but once he got a taste of real pure maple syrup he never looked back. Mom's sister from up in New Hampshire has been giving dad a gallon of the liquid gold every year for several years now.
ReplyDeleteNice!
DeleteAt least you know it isn't full of preservatives. I just checked ours and it is pure and imported from Quebec, although it is grown locally too, probably sold at a high price.
ReplyDeleteThat's so true about preservatives. :)
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