Posted on 05/10/2017 4:39:59 PM PDT by Jamestown1630
A favorite around here, carrots and walnuts, butter and some maple syrup are a great combo.
I usually use a spoon; if you knife it, you can’t dry it and make a houseplant out of it - which I’ve only gotten around to a couple of times, but always *think* I will ;-)
Thank you. Just an unbelievable recipe, JT. And the presentation is tres magnifique.
Since I'm allergic to walnuts, I'll try it using pistachios.
The dried figs are probably best.
The flavor is more concentrated.....and they hold up under the cooking.
From that same web site---I love her quick dessert idea:
Broil br/sugar/buttered fresh fig quarters for topping ice cream or crème fraiche.
Can you eat pecans, or is a pistachio not really a nut, and you’re allergic to nuts?
Nuts fall into four botanical categories......some are not really nuts....just called nuts.
No pecans....and none of the nuts in the Christmas bowl....except almonds.
I can eat almonds, pistachios and peanuts.
I guess pistachios would be best with the recipe, then.
We tapped three everyday Maples that are in our yard. I did it on our (gas) stove top - but we have an INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH exhaust fan...and even with that, I kept a warm, wet dishrag and mopped the cabinets surrounding the stove with regularity while I was boiling down the sap.
It was our first try - and it ended up being pretty successful, all things considered.
Now, we need to find a used, wooden Bourbon Barrel to steep the syrup in for a few months - that is THE BEST TASTING SYRUP EVER!
Met these kids at a local Food Fair. They rock it!
That’s amazing - I would have thought you’d need many more trees.
That website has a lot of interesting recipes:
http://www.bandestrees.com/bourbon-barrel-maple-recipes
I still want to learn if someone has successfully made these at home:
http://www.piecesofvermont.com/product/POVTBULK01.html
The Lee Valley newsletter has a little article about a ‘Stolen Salad’ that uses a maple syrup dressing:
http://www.leevalley.com/us/newsletters/Gardening/2442/Article3.htm
Thanks!
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