Lyles Golden Syrup

Oh we loved this on toast! We called it Lion Honey. Good on crepes as well.

I've got a tin of it in the cupboard and treacle too. I have the syrup on the porridge in winter.
I used to like it on bread as a child, treacle as well.

And I always thought he was just sleeping... never-mind the swarm of bugs around him!

It’s from the Bible? but I’ll need to Google it to make sure

Judges 14.14

I still have it on porridge like Ellan it is delicious.
I think the bugs are bees!!

I loved it on porridge as well and on pancakes

If you add a thin layer of marmite to the syrup sandwich it just adds a little ‘je ne sais pas’ to the deliciousness!

Here’s more info

britishfoodhistory.com/2012/02/01/golden_syrup/

Seeing the pancake suggestion reminds me that as a child we had it on the left over Yorkshire puddings.

I didn’t know it was still available because my corner shop doesn’t have it. I know a tin of syrup lasted for ages and never went ‘off’.

I love it on crumpets, the butter and syrup soak through, very yummy ?

They do a maple flavour syrup and strawberry syrup. They are to die for and if I eat too much I certainly will.

It has the Queen’s Royal Warrant on the label too.
It’s too sweet for me but my DD’s loved it.
It was difficult to keep the lid clean as it was a sort of a flat disc shape and always sticky.

Not sure I understand the connection with lions and bees but still::::lovely product. And black treacle too, - all those childhood memories, much enjoyed,

CanadianGran you have maple syrup - that is delicious on a pecan tart! ?

Loved it growing up. And on hot buttered crumpets! I probably would still but not had it for over 25 years?

Susie, just spotted your post, thanks for clearing that up for m!

Golden syrup is easily available, either in the traditional tin or can be bought in a squeezy bottle. Used in cake recipes and delicious on porridge.

It’s essential for making good flapjacks, tastes wonderful on crumpets and makes leftover Yorkshire puds into a sweet treat. I wouldn’t be without it.

Each of my children has a particular favourite when it comes to home baked cakes and my youngest still gets very excited when I bake him a golden syrup loaf cake. It’s really moist and moreish, but very, very sweet.

I recently found a recipe for a golden syrup cake, which I put ginger in. It gets progressively stickier on top, like the McVities ginger cakes, but not as dark. Trouble is it is far too moreish!

annsixty

Seeing the pancake suggestion reminds me that as a child we had it on the left over Yorkshire puddings.

So did we! In fact mum had to make Yorkshire puddings especially to have as pudding. She use to put the tin in the oven when dinner was cooked so that it warmed slightly in the remaining heat and the syrup was slightly runny and easy to pour - yummy!

There is a shop near here that sometimes has it but usually you can’t get it in Melbourne. Lovely on porridge, not good for diabetics but, hey, you’ve got to live.