Pancake syrup is a DIY project
You can thank me later.
You’ll be a millionaire by year’s end; you need only heed my advice.
The get-rich-quick scheme that I am about to describe is pretty doggone simple. You’ll be manufacturing pancake syrup from the boiled-down sap of a species of native tree that is found hereabout: The black walnut.
Maple syrup it is not. You’ll be whipping up batches of black walnut syrup. It will be a boutique item that you’ll be able to hawk at the local farmers market. Nobody else is making and selling black walnut syrup. You will have the market cornered. If customers wish to buy this unique pancake syrup, they will have to come to you, and you alone.
Black walnut syrup is definitely not already on store shelves. This economic venture is in need of an enterprising entrepreneur such as yourself.
Worry not about the taste of the syrup. The scientists up at Kansas State University already have done your homework for you. The university researchers asked a bunch of volunteers to do a taste test on the black walnut syrup, and the survey results indicated that pretty well nobody could tell the difference between maple syrup and black walnut syrup.
If I have managed to pique your curiosity and interest, I must admonish you that time is of the essence. There is a bit of urgency: The winter season will soon be coming to an end, and the tree sap will get to flowing again as the black walnut trees come out of their midwinter slumber. Now is the time for you to gather up the specialty items called spiles. You’ll also need to obtain some sap buckets.
Time’s a wastin’.
Get out there and get started on your million-dollar-money-maker project.