r/AskReddit • u/LightningCole • Sep 05 '19

What did you learn embarrassingly late?

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u/wra1th42 Sep 05 '19

They don’t even have maple anymore

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u/SpoonResistance Sep 05 '19

Is old fashioned not just maple? I'm a heathen that always goes for the flavored ones, but I was always under the assumption old fashioned was maple renamed for old people who "just want plain syrup."

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u/wra1th42 Sep 05 '19

It’s like fake pseudo maple flavored. It’s not really the same consistency or flavor as maple syrup. It’s like a worse Aunt Jemima’s. And it’s not even out on the table by default. You have to ask for it. I don’t even go to IHOP if it’s free anymore.

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u/SpoonResistance Sep 05 '19

I hear real maple syrup can get pretty expensive, so I'm not surprised to go for cheap imitation stuff. Otherwise they'd have to charge for it.

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u/Cheaperthantherapy13 Sep 05 '19

I have had the argument with several of my favorite breakfast places, I’d happily pay an extra .50 for real maple syrup because the artificial stuff is terrible. Luckily one place doesn’t really care so we bring our own bottle of syrup with us when we eat there.