Maple Syrup

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• Lucy Raw Newbie

  Thanks a lot. I love maple syrup and one of my recipes is with it. Maybe I should change it to agave instead.
• fuzzyface Raw Newbie

  something else to note is that many ‘natural’ maple syrup producers use pork as a defoamer
• Lucy Raw Newbie

  What is that?
• fuzzyface Raw Newbie

  something i found online that explains the process better than i could…

  “The process of making maple syrup requires an agent to reduce the foam on the syrup by adding a small amount of fat to the liquid. The traditional process of reducing the foam in maple syrup has included the use of lard. Previously, local producers would hang pork fat over a tub of maple syrup and let drops of fat drip into the syrup. Others used milk, cream or butter.”

  although many producers have switched to vegetable oil or sythetic defoamers, many of the ‘old school’/traditional companies have not

  
• Nagev

  Wo, didn’t know that.
• Lucy Raw Newbie

  Thanks a lot. Unbelievable! I definitelly have to stop eating that.
• daisygirl Raw Newbie

  Gross…I’ll think twice before using it anymore!

  
• Lucy Raw Newbie

  I already changed my recipe,and I’m not going to use it anymore.Thank so much Nagev and fuzzyface.

  
• alwayskNEW Raw Newbie

  I know that maple sirup is not raw but maple WATER is. I know that some maple farm will sell some of their water; cheaper, less caslories and an amazing smell. Ask them.

  
• Desertrose Raw Newbie

  Look for kosher symbols on maple syrup if you don’t like the pork fat process. That will guarantee that a vegetable or synthetic deforming agent was used I. The syrups processing.

  
• Desertrose Raw Newbie

  Defoaming agent

  
• ClaireT Raw Master

  I will never look at maple syrup the same way again.