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We are out of syrup and I so do not want to buy more . We have made maple syrup but on;y get a few bottles out of our tree . Is there anyway to just make a healthyish type of junky syrup ? Thanks , Rox
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We have always used this recipe:
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1 cup water
Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes.
Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
Granted--it is not healthy, but it's all we use. Besure to stay with it as it boils. It can make an awful mess when it boils over (just sayin'  )
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You can use berries of any kind, mix with a little water (or juice), add sugar, honey or sweetener, heat just to boiling, then simmer to desired thickness.... incredible, easy-to-make syrup....so much better than storebought bottled fruit syrups!
If you have homemade or storebought jam or jelly you can also simply heat in a saucepan, thin with a little water of juice to desired consistency, then heat further to desired thickness and temperature for yet another lovely syrup.
My mother always made "poor man's syrup"...add a little water to brown sugar, heat just to boiling...makes a another delicious homemade syrup...we always preferred it over storebought bottled syrup. A touch of vanilla or any other extract can really enhance the flavor. It's fun to experiment. If you don't have brown sugar, you might try regular sugar and add a touch of molasses or sorghum....my children would prefer molasses, sorghum is definitely an acquired taste.
This is making me really hungry, however I have to steer clear of all of these syrups and use pure maple syrup instead, due to blood sugar issues.
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Thanks a bunch , this is perfect
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I made an apple cinnamon syrup with apple juice from our apples picked in the fall. It's from the Ball preserving book. I'll copy it out if you are interested.
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I sometimes make a blueberry one. If you would like it let me know and I will copy it here.
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Thanks gals we do make quite a few fruit syrups , blueberry ,chokecherry etc. our kids also of course love just a yummy sweet surgary syrup too I just cannot afford store maple . Our tree did not produce hardly at all last spring because of the bad weather it hardly ran at all . Hoping we will get a good batch this spring .thanks again 
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We made a "kind of" syrup once after we found we were out of syrup only AFTER we'd made pancakes 
I'm not sure of proportions but I heated honey, butter and cinnamon until it looked to be the right consistency... it was yummy.
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HI Rox, I try to keep on hand maple extract, when we run out of syrup I mix 1 tsp maple extract with equal amounts of syugar and water, bring to boil, let cool add extract and serve. Cheap and pretty tasty 
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Beth and Kathleen, I would be interested in your recipes if you get a minute to post them!
I never knew syrup making could be so easy.
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