Now this is fascinating!

In Russia, Alaska and Canada, they tap birch trees. Very pricey stuff, apparently. Have a gander. I am learning so much!

If all this talk of syrup makes you wanna barf,

there's this!


Its name comes from the Tupi i-pe-kaa-guéne, translated as 'road-side sick-making plant'. It is native to Brazil.

Syrup Day

We care very much about our loyal readers, so when we get requests, we try to honor them. Today we have a request for "syrup" posts. It is not for me to ask why. I live to serve. So here's some syrup! (In case you can't read the fine print, it's anti-malarial syrup. From India. You can order it on the internets!)

Some pictures don't need words (cuz they already have them).

(But I do have to question the order of the words. Was ol' Nate burned in the forge, or just the native rock???)