Well today, I made something delicious WITHOUT a recipe. I am actually shocked that it turned out as well as it did! I wanted to make some pancakes for Chris, but I wanted to do something that was a little bit special. I thought about throwing in some chocolate chips, but I did that last time I made pancakes. The only fruit that I had in my fridge was a bag of apples. What can I do with apples and pancakes? And then it hit me: I can make my own syrup!!
Being completely inexperienced in the art of syrup-making, I sort of just started slicing and peeling an apple until I had a ton of really thin slices. I then proceeded to dump them into a pot and poured about an inch and a half of water into it. I added cinnamon and a TON of brown sugar and let it come to a boil. This is when I began to get concerned, because it was basically just apple slices floating around in brown sugar water. It was not very syrupy at all. Then, I looked into the cupboard and found corn starch! I added only a bit more than two teaspoons of it and stirred it around a lot, and it thickened right up into a perfect syrup consistency! Just before I served this wonderful-smelling syrup, I poured some of my pure lemon honey in, just to give it a bit of a citrus kick. MMMM the smell was divine.
The final product:
Considering that I did not use one legit food measuring instrument during this entire adventure, I'd say that this turned out rather well! The syrup was light tasting, and really fresh on account of the apples and lemon honey. I wonder how long it would keep in a jar in the fridge? I like the idea of making my own syrup from now on instead of buying preservative-laden syrups from the grocery store and maybe experimenting with other fruits. It's kind of tough to avoid those kinds of things in Fort McMurray, when most of the food has to be packed in preservatives just to make it up here in once piece. But I'll keep trying...
♥♥♥ Monica
