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No idea why you've got any downvotes.
This is very true. You have to search for actual maple syrup in the US.
EDIT: Yeah. I know how to find actual maple syrup, folks. There was a time long ago when products actually looked like what you were buying and weren't all imitation crap. There was no such thing as corn-syrup labeled "breakfast syrup" or "maple-flavored syrup" or "Real syrup" in giant bold text and "with maple flavor" in tiny font somewhere distant.
Stop defending deceptive product labeling.
he's getting downvoted cause what he said isn't true.
If it says Maple Syrup, it is. From wikipedia: In the United States, a syrup must be made almost entirely from maple sap to be labelled as "maple", though states such as Vermont and New York have more restrictive definitions.
your guy is calling corn syrup stuff maple syrup when all you gotta do is look at the dang label
I literally have never had a hard time finding real maple syrup unless I'm in a gas station or something.
Maybe it's because I'm in the Midwest and sugar maple is absolutely everywhere, but it's very, very easy to find real maple. Yes it's more expensive, and absolutely yes it tastes far better.
Maple syrup to "pancake syrup" is like real butter to hydrogenated palm oil. My mother uses the Blue Bonnet margarine, and I used to use it growing up. As an adult I've only used real stick butter and god, going back home sometimes for dinner can really suck. Margarine is so chemical-tasting, how the hell do people butter their toast with it?
NJ here. No problem finding it. You can even get Maple Syrup made in the state if you really want. There are people near me who do it as a hobby.
The downvotes are because he's legally incorrect
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=168.140
You have to search for the word 'maple". If it just says Syrup, it's made from corn syrup. This is true everywhere.
Except for the corn part. Sugar sources vary around the world.