About Fanlistings
Very simply put a fanlisting is a list of fans of a particular subject from all around the world. The subject of a fanlisting can be almost anything you can imagine. There are fanlistings for Movies, Books, TV Shows, Bands, Songs, Models, History, Nature, and so on. Anything and Everything!
The very first fanlisting (for Buffy The Vampire Slayer) was created in May of 2000 and the network has been growing by leaps and bounds ever since. There are currently many thousands of fanlistings in exsistence!
For more information you should visit The Fanlistings.org
About Maple Syrup
Maple syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of maple trees. It is most often eaten with pancakes or waffles, but is also put on everything from ice-cream to corn bread. It is also used as an ingredient in baking or in preparing desserts.
Maple syrup comes from eastern Canada, particularly Quebec, and the northern United States, especially New England, New York State and the Great Lake states. It is made as far south as Virginia and as far west as Indiana and Minnesota. Sixteen states and 4 Canadian provinces produce maple syrup. However, it can be made wherever maples grow. Most maple trees, even boxelders, can be used as a source of sap, but the sugar maple and black maple are the most favored. A maple syrup production farm is called a sugarbush or the sugarwoods. Sap is boiled in a "sugar shanty", "sugar shack", "sugarhouse" or "cabane à sucre", a building which is louvered at the top to vent the steam from the boiling maple sap. These buildings are sometimes called a "sugar camp" a holdover from Colonial days when farmers actually went to the woods and "camped" there while making maple syrup.
Maple syrup and its artificial imitations are the preferred toppings for crêpes, pancakes, waffles, and French toast in North America. Maple syrup can also be used for a variety of uses, including: biscuits, fresh donuts, fried dough, fritters, ice cream, hot cereal, and fresh fruit (especially grapefruit).
It is also used as sweetener for apple sauce, baked beans, candied sweet potatoes, winter squash, cakes, pies, breads, fudge and other candy, milkshakes, tea, coffee and hot toddys.
Grades
In the United States, maple syrup is divided into two major grades named Grade A and Grade B. Grade A is further broken down into three subgrades; Grade A Light Amber (sometimes known as Fancy), Grade A Medium Amber, and Grade A Dark Amber. Grade B is darker than Grade A Dark Amber.
The grades roughly correspond to what point in the season the syrup was made. Grade A Light Amber is early season syrup, while Grade B is late season syrup. Typically Grade A (especially Grade A Light Amber) has a milder, sweeter flavor than Grade B, which is primarily used for cooking and baking.
In Canada, there are three grades containing several colour classes, ranging from Canada #1 (including Extra light, Light, and Medium) through #2 (Amber) and finally #3 (Dark). A typical year's yield will include about 25-30% of each of the #1 colours, 10% Amber, and 2% Dark.
A non-table grade of syrup called "commercial" is also produced. This is very dark, with a very strong flavor, sometimes also with off-flavors (metabolism, buddy, ferment). Commercial maple syrup is generally used as a flavoring agent in other products.
Imitations
Most "maple-flavored" syrups on the market today in the United States are imitation maple syrups (table syrups), usually with little (for advertising purposes) or no real maple content. They are usually thickened far beyond the viscosity of real maple syrup, as well. They are less expensive than real maple syrup. US labeling laws prohibit these products from being labeled "Maple Syrup", many simply calling the imitation "Syrup" or "Pancake Syrup". Québécois often refer to these cheap imitations as Sirop de poteau ("Pole Syrup"), implying the syrup has been made by tapping telephone poles. Aunt Jemima is one of the best-selling imitation syrups.
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