syrup
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As a crop largely grown in the Midwest, it’s comparatively insulated from global price swings that affect candy, packaged goods and soda syrups.
“I thought we were avoiding corn syrup this summer,” Camille says.
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She was cutting her waffles into perfect squares, each pocket loaded with syrup.
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“Thank you so much for your kind words of wisdom the other day,” I said, sticky sweet like corn syrup.
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At dawn and sunset, Ananda, 63, climbs towering Caryota urens trees to collect the sweet, milky sap that is boiled into treacle -- a caramel-coloured syrup with a pleasant aroma that enhances the flavour of desserts.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.