Syrup

Cawood's favorite syrup is the blueberry syrup I made from the 2011 over-abundance of blueberries.  I had so many blueberries last year that I was looking for any canning recipe, anything whatsoever, to put them back.  Syrup was a huge hit, but we used our last jar in June. 

The girls have always preferred maple syrup, but I only buy 'real' maple syrup, and I prefer Grade B over Grade A - it just tastes better.  Try it, you'll agree.  We ran out of Grade B maple syrup this week and I haven't yet been to Trader Joe's to buy more. 

I am absolutley a syrup snob but my kids eat Eggo waffles, so take that for whatever it's worth.  I'm not a purist, obviously.  If I were, I'd be slapping King Arthur whole wheat waffle batter over a hot griddle or making blender pancakes from my wheat berries (but at least I have  wheat berries - that's something, right?)

Anyway, Cawood is a very curious three year old.  He watched as DJ and I had a conversation about the syrup situation.  Back and forth. . . DJ had some janky Kroger syrup tucked in the back of the fridge, "Butter Flavor." 

I pulled it out and poured it into the little fruit dishes the kids use to dip their waffle strips.  As I set his breakfast before him Cawood said, "What kind of syrup is this?"

Me:  It's just syrup.
Cawood:  It's not blueberry syrup.  It's not maple syrup.  What kind of syrup is it?
Me:  It's Daddy's syrup.
Cawood:  But what kind?
Me:  It's high fructose corn syrup.

Cawood took a big bite and said, "I like this kind of syrup!"