Maple Syrup

Capt Doufos · 2 Dec 2013 at 15:06

Does anyone know of any good sources for maple syrup in the UK? Supermarkets are very expensive, I am aware it's an expensive product but there must be cheaper options in larger quantities.

I am amazed it's not more expensive than it is really, you have to drain 20-50L of sap from trees to get 1 litre of syrup!

Capt Doufos · 3 Dec 2013 at 13:32

There are some on Ebay for about £12 for 950ml but it's Grade A Dark opposed to amber not sure how much difference it really makes, according to the wiki the amber comes from earlier in the season and has a milder flavour.

Capt Doufos · 3 Dec 2013 at 19:32

Glaucus said:
In which case dark sounds better, who wants a mild taste.

Just unsure of how much stronger the dark ones are, they are cheaper than amber presumably because it's a larger crop but all the supermarket ones are of the amber variety. One way to find out I guess.

We don't have an Aldi near here, I will see if I can get to one to take a look.

Capt Doufos · 5 Dec 2013 at 14:06

Glaucus said:
Got a link, think I'll try some.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Canadian-...pt=UK_Home_Garden_Food_SM&hash=item19df4f2283