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Got to watch another Due South episode last night. I got past the "AAAAAH I'M DOOMED" part fairly early on and spent most of the episode going 'squee!', with the occasional bout of 'that animal is about as much of a wolf as I am'. Also wrinkling my nose a lot at the female lead's excessive hair and makeup.

On a semi-related note, my calendar this year appears to have pretty much every Canadian holiday in addition to the American ones. Also quite a lot of Mexican holidays. This was not done on purpose; I bought it because it was on sale for $4, and it was all German shepherds, and one does not get fussy about which breed of dog is on one's calendar when one is shopping for calendars at the $4 price point. It did, however, pay off in one regard. Lacking any particular reason to choose any other day, I picked 25 February 1873 as Sergeant Preston's birthday. According to my calendar, 25 February is Yukon Heritage Day.

It seemed appropriate.

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From:

camwyn

*gloomy look* I think I know what the push-over point is, too. I caught myself looking at the maple syrup in every store I visited this weekend, but not buying any, 'cos I wanted to wait until I got hold of my King Arthur catalog again and could order grade B. More distinctive flavour, darker colour.

... except that King Arthur sells Vermont maple syrup, so I'm probably okay. For now.

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jjloa.livejournal.com

ooh. the darker maple syrup? *cheers* yay for someone else who finds that stuff so much better.

I have my dad get me some from a family friend up in northern ontario every year. What dad calls 'the industrial stuff' *G* - dark enough they don't sell it in normal stores. So yah ... grade b or c or something like that.

It is sooo much better.

Am running massively low though. Thank goodness the season's almost here and I can beg dad for another quart.

From:

camwyn

Grade C's really hard to find at the consumer level here in the States. Most of it is sold to commercial bakeries and ice cream or candy companies. Grade B turns up in the occasional health food store, but mostly it has to be ordered. At least, in this area it does. I've never looked for it in a maple sugaring area like Vermont.

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jjloa.livejournal.com

heh. then mine is likely Grade C. I just know it as the 'daad? did you get some maple syrup from St. Joe's this year?' variety *G*

Yah, commercial stuff. You don't use it as fast or use as much as you would of the more standard stuff. but my god is it good.

From:

camwyn

I have a really gorgeous recipe for whole wheat bread that uses maple syrup instead of sugar. And I'd love to try it in cinnamon stickybuns instead of the honey I normally use. I just don't think Grade A is up to the task, you know? At that level of taste I might as well just stick with Karo.

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isustrikanda.livejournal.com

Wiggy. The healthfood store I work at carries LOTS of it, and that's way down in the south-lands (well, NC at least). (altho come to think of it, mostly we've been getting B lately instead of C....)

Still. want me to see if I can hook you up/find out prices and amounts for you?

From:

camwyn

That would be good, sure. If you can't, no worries. I can get it through King Arthur Flour Compa... co...

Dude. Do you live in an area where White Lily flour is available? King Arthur flour is wonderful for bread but the protein level is too high for properly Southern-style biscuits- you get tougher gluten and less fluffy biscuits if you use King Arthur, or any of the Northern flours. If you can hook me up with some grade C or a five pound sack of White Lily (all-purpose is probably best- bread flour's too strong), I'd be right grateful.

Thank you!