What does Canada do best ?

@cherokeepatti

Maple syrup (for me) is toooo sweet, like spine chilling sweet. Though a good taste.

To bring down the sweetness a tad I blend it with molasses. About 5 to one, 5 parts maple syrup to one part molasses. 5 to 10 seconds in the microwave will help them blend. Perfect for pancakes and waffles!

@Heartlander I like it better than any other type of syrup. It only takes a bit.

@cherokeepatti

It's really the only option. As a kid we had pure cane syrup, though good it was still not quite as good as maple syrup. But cane syrup has pretty much vanished from the shelves. Replaced by (yuck!) corn syrups.

@Heartlander i can't eat pancakes anymore...the syrup puts my body into sugar shock.

@akindheart

Is that all sugars or just syrup?

I probably didn't eat my first pancake until I was a teen. My grand-aunt managed the kitchen and her specialty was thin crepes rolled with melted butter and sugar.

Like this but without the syrup.

@Heartlander it all breaks down the same...carb overload for me. the carbs in the syrup and the carbs in the pancakes...too much