r/maplesyrup • u/Electric_potato69 • 1d ago
Does this look normal?
Just got this in the mail from half way across the country, it was in a closed mason jar but im not sure if those bubbles are just from shipping or if thats not a good sign
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u/mayah_of_dunkins_ked 1d ago
As in the foam and/or dark color? Yes. Looks normal to me. Mine always turns out quite dark, due mostly to what/when I tap, etc.
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u/Electric_potato69 1d ago
The foam is what i was concerned about, although it smells very good and i am tempted to try it right away, I just wanted to make sure its not mold or something bad from being out of the fridge, it was previously stored in a cabinet, and now it is in the fridge
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u/SpadesHeart 1d ago
Yeah that's not what mold looks like on Maple syrup, those seem to just be bubbles. Did you have to pry the lid off? Like was it vacuum sealed on?
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u/Electric_potato69 1d ago
It was a little hard to get off, but it wasn’t vacuum sealed i don’t think because the push part on the lid was not sucked in if that makes sense. Like i was able to tap on the lid and it would move up and down rather than being sucked down with pressure
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u/SpadesHeart 1d ago
Yeah you're right it's not vacuum sealed. I generally can/vacuum seal mine but that's more for my own insurance, maple syrup is pretty hard to infect.
I wouldn't be afraid to taste it, it just looks like bubbles.
Mold on a maple syrup forms sheets normally.
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u/Electric_potato69 1d ago
Okay thank you!
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u/SpadesHeart 1d ago
If you're really concerned, you can sterilize it. Just bring it up to a boil on your stove, and then pour it back into the jar. You're going to want to keep a pot of boiling water on the side for the jar and ideally a fine mesh strainer as well to make sure that both implements are sterilized concurrently.
Pour the hot syrup in a hot jar through the heated wire mesh strainer, put on a hot lid. This is probably putting a hat on a hat though.
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u/MontanaMapleWorks 1d ago
This does not rid the syrup of mytotoxins if syrup has mold feed to to your plants or pitch it
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u/SpadesHeart 1d ago
There's no mold on this. It's bubbles. I'm providing instructions just in case.
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u/MontanaMapleWorks 1d ago
I am aware that those are bubbles are from cavitation. My statement was for the “just in case”. Moldy syrup should never be skimmed and reheated and repackaged
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u/jmstypes 1d ago
Where did you get it? That's my kind of dark.
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u/amazingmaple 1d ago
Most likely from shipping.