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how do you figure

hahaha nooo I just never had vermont maple syrup before! I didn't know it was a thing until I saw this thread.. Thanks for the enlightenment! : )

Are you looking for a fight?

I am married to a Canadian (Acadian New Brunswick) and have had lots of Canadian syrup in my day, and now get my VT syrup from Trade Winds Farm (among other sources), so I'm sort of a neutral.

Answer: I have yet to taste "bad" maple syrup. Darker is better (the old Grade B, now Grade A: Dark Color & Robust Flavor or something?), regardless of the source.

It all depends on how fast you use it. It's fine if left out but the taste will change after long enough because mold does eventually grow in it. That being said the mold that does grow in it is nontoxic, it just makes it taste funky. So it's usually better to just refrigerate it.

Where's your shop located? I've had a hard time finding anywhere that sells #2 oil by the gallon.

It’s so fucking good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo

here's a good video explaining why first past the post is bad. ranked voting really is just better. here's a video explaining ranked voting, and why it's better:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE

I also keep mine on the counter and have no issues. We also use it in our coffee and similarly go though a quart every month.

I upvoted, because I’m assuming you meant “no” as a direct answer to ops question, and the “?” was to mean “why is this even questionable”. Not sure why you are catching downvotes, unless that’s not what you meant.

No the best way is they win with the most votes, and remove any need for 50 or 40% to win. If there are 12 prior running and the winner has 23% then they win.

I don’t know! When I call tomorrow I’ll ask! Thanks for the tip 😀

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It holds up perfectly and is still pourable at water freezing temps. I've never noticed an effect on taste.

McDonald’s is always my go to when I wanna take a dump

If just a small jar, okay to keep on the counter for a few weeks after opening but check for funky stuff floating on top. Like maybe not more than 2 or 3 weeks and definitely the weather will affect this. In winter, probably ok for longer but if it's summer and hot it will go bad much faster.

A larger container should be refrigerated after opening though, as all the peeps here have so eloquently stated. Nothing worse than opening a nice big opaque container of maple syrup, pouring it out on some nice fresh pancakes, and discovering big glops of mold have landed on your breakfast!

The downside is that people don't understand it and inadvertently vote for people they don't like. That's what happened in Burlington. I know that seems amazing because the concept is relatively simple, but a lot of people just don't get it and never will.

Interesting fact about the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act - they actually didn't give much of a fuck about golden eagles and wouldn't have gone out of their way to protect them except that immature golden eagles are difficult to distinguish from bald eagles and so they got special protection just because they could be mistaken for a bald eagle. Dropping some bird law knowledge on y'all.

That stuff is just glorified corn syrup.

How does it handle being in the freezer? I like to buy syrup by the gallon too, and I have the gallon bottle in a very old, poorly working mini fridge in the basement while keeping smaller bottles in the main fridge. I’m curious about the freezer storage idea.

Does your supplier have any that you could come and pail? I work for my family heating oil business and we have tanks with a small amount of #2 heating oil and kerosene. We frequently have people that come to pump out a small amount, like 5-15 gallons or so to tide them over before they get their full delivery.

Oh no I'm horrified with myself reading these comments but we've never kept it around long enough for it to get moldy I guess? Dumb luck/gluttony saving the day again.

100% cupboard unless open.

People may not like this but they're right. This was an embarrassing failure in Burlington.

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