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Thank you Caper!!

Maple syrup can get moldy....here is how to deal with it. www.eplersmaplesyrup.com

I have a question.

I had some pure maple syrup in a glass jar in my cupboard.

I opened it up and there was a scum on top, skimmed it off and used some syrup in the recipe (cooked).

The scum was very visible and only on top and I got all of it removed.

Is it okay to just put it in the fridge now?

Admitedly I licked the spoon (once I got the scum out). Should I be worried?!

Erk.

To follow up this thread, the cans of medium in the Market are going for $9.50. Amber and Dark are going for $9. Much more than the $5.50 we used to pay, but cheaper than the $12 you say that Loblaws is charging.

We just picked up a jug of the maple syrup from Costco and according to the label it is Canada No.1 Medium. The syrup is from Saint Ferdinand, Quebec.
I am not a huge maple syrup fan but of what we have had so far of this, I am quite impressed. It is very enjoyable.

Fresh Foodie - We had this discussion back in the Spring when everyone was visiting Sugar Shacks... see the discussion beginning here www.ottawafoodies.com

Prices have indeed gone thru the roof, your 1 Litre can at Costco was a bargain... did you notice the "grade"?

As said in the post, Canada Fancy was generally selling between $ 22 and $ 30 per litre in the Spring at the various sugar shacks. I know I paid between $ 20 and $ 25 for the litre I got in Prince Edward County from the farmer / family run Sugar Shack where I bought mine (it was a smaller operation). I also know, that if one was lucky enough to know a farmer personally in Eastern Ontario, a litre could be had at the time for about $ 15 to $ 20.

We've always found the cheapest place to be the vendors in the Byward Market. We haven't been recently as we stocked up in the spring from a place in the Eastern Townships, but we've usually paid about $6 or so for a can. Perhaps they've gone up too, but they were always cheaper than Loblaws.

It seems that two consecutive years of bad maple syrup harvests have taken their toll and prices have skyrocketed!

The 540 mL cans we used to find at Loblaws for $7 are now $12, and the 1L jugs at Costco have gone from around $10 to $15.

Where do you get your maple syrup these days?