[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Brit. Food: Pancakes and Waffles

[GulPlum]

At 23:29 07/12/03 , Jennifer Boggess Ramon wrote:

>Do y'all not pour any sort of syrup on your (*baked good of choice)?
>I seem to remember treacle and golden syrup being mentioned in
>various bits of Brit-lit that I read as a child, and had assumed that
>they were used in the same manner.

No, we tend not to "pour" them. We might *drizzle* syrups, treacle (or 
indeed, honey) over stuff, but generally they are used as sweeteners for 
sauces rather than as sauces in their own right. (Besides, sugar syrups 
tend to be a lot thicker than maple syrup, and as for treacle....).

I have a suspicion that the British palate in general is not quite as sweet 
as the American. For instance, the very concept of a peanut butter & jelly 
(jam) sandwich which I take it is fairly common Stateside would turn the 
stomach of most Brits.

(That said, my 6 year-old nephew's favourite sandwich is strawberry jam and 
ham, which I find quite revolting.)