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Recipe is from Food Flavorings: Composition, Manufacture and Use. Makes 1 US gallon (3.8 L; 0.83 imp gal) of syrup. Yield (used to flavor carbonated water at 1 US fl oz (30 ml) per bottle): 128 bottles, 6.5 US fl oz (190 ml). [31] Mix 5 lb (2.3 kg) of sugar with just enough water to dissolve the sugar fully.
Flavored syrups may be used or mixed with carbonated water, coffee, pancakes, waffles, tea, cake, ice cream, and other foods. There are hundreds of flavors ranging from cherry and peach to vanilla to malt, hazelnut, coconut, almond, gingerbread, chocolate, peppermint, rootbeer, and even toasted marshmallow.
Simple syrup (also known as sugar syrup, or bar syrup) is a basic sugar-and-water syrup. It is used by bartenders as a sweetener to make cocktails, and as a yeast feeding agent in ethanol fermentation. The ratio of sugar to water is 1:1 by volume for normal simple syrup, but can get up to 2:1 for rich simple syrup. [6]
Gomme syrup, or gum syrup – sugar syrup thickened with gum arabic, [5] but some recipes are plain sugar syrup with no gum [6] Grape syrup – a condiment made with concentrated grape juice; Grenadine – a commonly used, non-alcoholic bar syrup, characterized by a flavor that is both tart and sweet, and by a deep red color.
The syrups come in distinctive bottles shaped as the character "Mrs. Butterworth", represented in the form of a "matronly" woman. The syrup was introduced in 1961. [1] In 1999, the original glass bottles began to be replaced with plastic. [2] In 2009, the character was given the first name "Joy" following a contest held by the company.
[5] Some recipes call for a strawberry syrup that can be made using strawberries, vanilla extract, sugar, and water. [6] Some strawberry cocktail recipes do not call for a syrup, but rely on puréed strawberries to play that part. [7] Strawberries are often mixed with basil. [8]
Table syrups are often used as a cheaper alternative to maple syrup, with, as of 2015, prices of table syrup, $2 per litre ($8 per US gallon), being 5-8 times lower than those of maple syrup, $11–$16 per litre ($40–$60 per US gallon).