Category: New York

Alex likes flavored maple syrup so we purchased this variety pack from Tree Juice. The Fairbairn family have owned and operated a 100+ acre farm since the 1930’s in the Catskills region of New York. We purchased a sample pack of pumpkin, vanilla and blueberry syrups.

Standard pancake mix

I tried the plain syrup and it was very good 8 out of 10. Alex gave the flavored syrups 9 out of 10.

Just Water is a spring water out of Glen Falls, New York. Their marketing strategy is to highlight green plant based packaging and an environmentally friendly focus. Alex and Rita bought a “bottle” while out and raved about it when they came home. They saved me about one swallow to try and when I did I was quite surprised at the taste. I was not swayed by their marketing but purchased a case from Amazon to give it a more in depth taste test anyway. First of all I do like the package with its wide rim making it much easier to drink. I am still surprised that I like this water as much as I do, I am not sure if it is the packaging or the flavor. I still like Evian the best but this water is very good 9 out of 10.

We wanted to try something a little bit different for our French Toast in the morning so we ordered some of this dark syrup from a purveyor from New York Crown Maple. This dark syrup had a nice rich taste with a strong maple flavor coming through. It holds up well to the French toast or pancakes. Excellent 9 out of 10.