Just ate bad maple syrup

[Anonymous]

Could the misconceptions in this thread be cleaned up? It's easily searchable on google. I recently had some moldy real maple syrup I kept in the fridge that was probably 8 months old? It caused me to double over in pain, have a slight fever, and throw up.

My issue now is that I have been coughing up some of the mold as phlegm. I don't believe it is systemic, but I will be trying to find a iodine or otherwise toxic cleanse. It growing well in poor growing environments is what concerns me.

I doubt boiling and scooping the mold out would have had any different result, as the toxins (even enzyme toxins) in mold do not go away from boiling! Now if you can determine the type of mold, as there are many which are not toxic (similar to penicillin), but there are some that are. I'm sure a doctor could send the tests off as a lab sample. And it would be much less expensive than a trip to the hospital.

If you were curious what it looked like, it was gray and fleck-like. I couldn't see it, so I shook the bottle and used it. The next morning it clumped together. It was much easier to see after shaking.

Just my two cents.

[Anonymous]

'Nutbag' is never good as a way of describing others and usually starts a deterioration in posts. Glad to see that it didn't in this one. I just discovered mold on the top of my maple syrup this morning. It is in a tall bottle with a narrow mouth, so skimming mold off isn't an option. I think I will check with the seller to see if they will replace it. It's not that old, but I did not know it needed refrigeration.
Susan Kline
(Not anonymous!)

[Anonymous]

There are some indicators that maple syrup might have gone bad. Probably the most common one is mold. The product can get moldy even if it’s stored in the fridge (of course if an opened one is stored at room temperature the process of growing mold is much faster). In contrast to most foods that, when any signs of mold appear, are to be discarded, maple syrup doesn’t have to be thrown out. MMPA[1] states that the mold is harmless and you can just “brign the syrup to a slight boil, skim the surface, and pour into a clean container and refrigerate”. Of course you can choose to discard the syrup when you discover any signs of mold and that’s fine.

Besides mold, maple syrup can ferment or have a yeasty (or any other kind of spoiled) smell. It happens very rarely, but it definitely can happen. All in all, if maple syrup doesn’t look, smell or taste right, you probably should discard it.

http://www.doesitgobad.com/does-maple-syrup-go-bad/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wish I had known this before I kept tossing expensive bottles and jugs of maple syrup. I only buy the tiny souvenir sizes now (my kids hate the real stuff).

That's why you keep it in the fridge.

I thought everyone kept it in the fridge...hmmm...guess not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could the misconceptions in this thread be cleaned up? It's easily searchable on google. I recently had some moldy real maple syrup I kept in the fridge that was probably 8 months old? It caused me to double over in pain, have a slight fever, and throw up.

My issue now is that I have been coughing up some of the mold as phlegm. I don't believe it is systemic, but I will be trying to find a iodine or otherwise toxic cleanse. It growing well in poor growing environments is what concerns me.

I doubt boiling and scooping the mold out would have had any different result, as the toxins (even enzyme toxins) in mold do not go away from boiling! Now if you can determine the type of mold, as there are many which are not toxic (similar to penicillin), but there are some that are. I'm sure a doctor could send the tests off as a lab sample. And it would be much less expensive than a trip to the hospital.

If you were curious what it looked like, it was gray and fleck-like. I couldn't see it, so I shook the bottle and used it. The next morning it clumped together. It was much easier to see after shaking.

Just my two cents.

Your wrong PP. Not dangerous or "toxic"

http://pumpkinvillagefoods.com/single-source-maple-syrup/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I ate moldy maple syrup and it turned my derrière into a waffle.

lol. That has happened to me just with eating non-moldy syrup.

I hope OP called her doctor. You never know who is really posting on DCUM. the first reply was from someone from a "maple syrup family". Ok, yeah right.

[Anonymous]

Is it true maple syrup (ie expensive) or the Log Cabin "maple syrup".

[Anonymous]

Mouldy grains and bread are carcinogenic and have been linked to stomach cancer.
Through out the whole loaf if you see any mould.
Most mould ( fungi ) bacteria and fermented foods are harmless or good for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mouldy grains and bread are carcinogenic and have been linked to stomach cancer.
Through out the whole loaf if you see any mould.
Most mould ( fungi ) bacteria and fermented foods are harmless or good for you.

Did you even read the post?

[Anonymous]

My grandfather put taps on over a thousand trees. If a jug- those glass gallon jugs- had mold gramma would skim it, put pieces of potato in it and boil it. The fun part.
She boiled enough of it so that we could spread it on snow- ice in the summer months.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I ate moldy maple syrup and it turned my derrière into a waffle.

lol. That has happened to me just with eating non-moldy syrup.

I hope OP called her doctor. You never know who is really posting on DCUM. the first reply was from someone from a "maple syrup family". Ok, yeah right.

"maple syrup family"???
Do you have any idea how many families in the New England states, Ontario , Quebec and the maritines made maple syrup. Then factor in the SIZE of the families up to the sixties.
Sure accounts for a lot of kids and grandkids from "maple syrup family".

[Anonymous]

Since eating waffles with maple syrup that we later found out was moldy, I've had gas, bloating and angry tummy now for 2 days. How can I stop this.

[Anonymous]

I ate moldy maple syrup and my kid got into TJ. There ya go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I ate moldy maple syrup and it turned my derrière into a waffle.

LOL!!!

[Anonymous]

Maple syrup itself shouldn't go bad, but diluters present in the syrup (like in Log Cabin/cheap store brands) can have a shorter shelf life and contaminants (a tiny bit of something got into the bottle, which is easy to have happen with the super thick kind because some of the squeezed out stuff that might touch your pancake will get sucked back into the bottle when you stop squeezing) can definitely get moldy.