http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Miscellaneous : Waffle it! Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 20 May 2026 16:26:40 +0000 Sun, 07 Jan 2018 18:18:04 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6214 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103480#103480 Author: jato
Subject: 6214
Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 6:18pm

Last time I made it a friend of mine from church allowed me to use his reverse osmosis (RO) machine.  I was amazed as I would bring in 150 gallons of sap in a container in the back of my 94 F-150, sugar content was 1.8%.  Running 150 gallons through the machine took 30 minutes and the sugar content was then 8.0% !!!! I  was most impressed.  This cut my boiling time in half so I was able to make 15 gallons of finished product (from 600+ gallons of sap) using just over 1.5 facecord of wood.  And what was really nice was because the boil time was so significantly shortened my final product had that beautiful blond/bronze color with that hint of smoke flavor.  The longer you boil, the darker the finished product becomes, in the past my final product was very dark, you could barely see through it in a 1 quart mason jar, although the flavor was nearly the same.  Prices for homemade syrup in this area goes for $ 20.00/quart.  You can get it at Meijer or Sam's in Traverse City from the big commercial outfits for $ 15.00 - $ 16.00/quart.]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2018 18:18:04 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103480#103480 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103479#103479 Author: jato
Subject: 6214
Posted: 07 Jan 2018 at 6:09pm

Lot of work for birch syrup and as you correctly and truthfully stated, "like molasses and not as sweet as maple syrup."  I had a friend make some and thought, for all the work that is involved and to get a product that is "so so" in taste, go for making the maple syrup.  A lot of firewood is used in the process as well, usually figure about 1 face cord per 5 gallons finished product.  That would vary based on the size of your evaporating pan.  Mine is rather small, only holding about 22 gallons, 3' x 4' in size, hence longer boiling time and more firewood.]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2018 18:09:22 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103479#103479 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103458#103458 Author: Leo B
Subject: 6214
Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 7:03pm

Takes twice the boiling time that maple syrup does also.]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2018 19:03:11 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103458#103458 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103457#103457 Author: Leo B
Subject: 6214
Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 6:59pm

It taste kind of like molasses, it is not sweet like male syrup. ]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2018 18:59:29 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103457#103457 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103456#103456 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 6214
Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 4:40pm

Originally posted by Leo B My son and grand kids make some each year!  A couple years ago they also made birch syrup also.

What does birch syrup taste like?]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2018 16:40:54 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103456#103456 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103454#103454 Author: Leo B
Subject: 6214
Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 3:21pm

My son and grand kids make some each year!  A couple years ago they also made birch syrup also.]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2018 15:21:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103454#103454 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103453#103453 Author: mcarter
Subject: 6214
Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 2:42pm

I'll bet that goes for a good price, even with all the work. The only thing I can equate that to, is moonshine and homemade wine in TN. The real shiner product, not the stuff they sell commercial is like gold.]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2018 14:42:40 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103453#103453 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103452#103452 Author: jato
Subject: 6214
Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 2:10pm

As long as it is homemade maple syrup, umm, ummm good stuff.  Last time I made it was nearly 2 years ago.  Collected 650 gallons of sap from my 70 taps.  After boiling, boiling, and boiling some more I ended up with 15 gallons of final product !  ]]> Sat, 06 Jan 2018 14:10:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103452#103452 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103443#103443 Author: Leo B
Subject: 6214
Posted: 06 Jan 2018 at 6:41am

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Subject: 6214
Posted: 05 Jan 2018 at 9:35pm

And chased with coffee that a spoon can stand in! 

fred
]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2018 21:35:26 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103439#103439 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103419#103419 Author: Leo B
Subject: 6214
Posted: 05 Jan 2018 at 8:12am

Smothered in Maple syrup  ]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2018 08:12:28 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103419#103419 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103416#103416 Author: furpod
Subject: 6214
Posted: 05 Jan 2018 at 7:17am

Whop cinnamon rolls in a waffle iron are pretty good too... ]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2018 07:17:34 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103416#103416 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103415#103415 Author: Tracydr
Subject: 6214
Posted: 05 Jan 2018 at 6:59am

A waffle maker is a great idea! I saw a recipe recently for vegetable fritters and potato fritters on one. I also saw something about low carb waffles,I believe that recipe used eggs and cream cheese.]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2018 06:59:14 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=103415#103415 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=60212#60212 Author: techntrek
Subject: 6214
Posted: 15 May 2015 at 1:02pm

A tip from Good Eats, make sure it is good n' heavy.  Scrambled eggs on a waffle maker, hmmm.]]> Fri, 15 May 2015 13:02:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=60212#60212 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=6214&PID=60019#60019 Author: g4royce
Subject: 6214
Posted: 12 May 2015 at 2:15pm

I just dug out an old waffle maker I used back in college.  I remember making all sorts of things in there including paninis, toasties and even scrambled eggs.  It seems perfect for the pod now too and I'm looking forward to be having some old favourites such as waffled french toast :)

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