Thieves in Canada have stolen millions of dollars worth of highly prized maple syrup from a storage facility, Quebec police have said.

The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers noticed that barrels supposed to contain the sugary liquid were empty after an inventory check.

The theft took place at their warehouse in St-Louis-de-Blandford, 160km (100 miles) north-east of Montreal.

Police say it is unclear exactly how much of the expensive syrup was stolen.

Some 3.4 million litres of bulk maple syrup was stored in the warehouse, with a value of up to CAN$30m (£19m).

If the entire warehouse's contents were stolen, it would represent more than a tenth of Quebec's 2012 harvest, according to CBC news.

"The St-Louis-de-Blandford warehouse had been secured by a fence and locks, and visited regularly," federation president Serge Beaulieu said in a statement.

The federation also keeps nearly 13m litres in syrup in three warehouses to stabilise global supply and prices.

"I can assure you there will be no shortage in maple syrup," Anne-Marie Granger Godbout from the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers told the Reuters news agency.

The syrup was due to be transferred to a new storage facility in the coming weeks.

Maple sap is tapped directly from the sugar maple tree and boiled to concentrate it into maple syrup. Quebec produces three quarters of the world's maple syrup.

I told them prohibition would only lead to smuggling.  The revenuers cut down my maple trees last fall!
8)

I am waiting for my connection, see if I can score.

maybe they needed it for their waffles.

I told them prohibition would only lead to smuggling.  The revenuers cut down my maple trees last fall!
8)


Good to know you are making bootleg maple syrup in your bathtub now.  ;) 

Maple Syrup: The cause of, and solution to...all of life's problems.

Good to know you are making bootleg maple syrup in your bathtub now.  ;) 

Maple Syrup: The cause of, and solution to...all of life's problems.


and french toast.

Found the Syrup!!!

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/canadian-police-seize-600-barrels-missing-maple-syrup-202521784.html

The artiucle is poorly written, but syrup was found, all is well.  Now that this is over maybe the Canadian Mounties can now search for all those weapons of mass destruction Sadaam Hussein had.

I think this has to be the most Canadian crime ever.  ;D

It seems that a Vermont company has been involved-unknowingly, I presume.


http://www.montrealgazette.com/Vermont+firm+implicated+million+maple+syrup+heist+from+Quebec+warehouse/7932184/story.html#ixzz2KIuaVpPQ

The plot thickens (like syrup  :D ;D ;D ;D ).


Cat

It seems that a Vermont company has been involved-unknowingly, I presume.


http://www.montrealgazette.com/Vermont+firm+implicated+million+maple+syrup+heist+from+Quebec+warehouse/7932184/story.html#ixzz2KIuaVpPQ

The plot thickens (like syrup  :D ;D ;D ;D ).


Cat


So...(taps fingers)  "someone" is Vermont is involved. "Someone" we know who lives in Vermont just unexpectadly took off thousands of miles away for Puerto Rico recently...OK...I'm getting who the crook is..  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Just teasing ya, Cat!

So...(taps fingers)  "someone" is Vermont is involved. "Someone" we know who lives in Vermont just unexpectadly took off thousands of miles away for Puerto Rico recently...OK...I'm getting who the crook is..  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Just teasing ya, Cat!



Way to go, Warped. Blow my cover, why dontcha? I thought you were my friend.  :\'( :\'( :\'(  I hate when that happens.



Cat

Way to go, Warped. Blow my cover, why dontcha? I thought you were my friend.  :\'( :\'( :\'(  I hate when that happens.



Cat

;D

Way to go, Warped. Blow my cover, why dontcha? I thought you were my friend.  :\'( :\'( :\'(  I hate when that happens.



Cat


In an unrelated bit of news..today in Puerto Rico, there was a record set for most maple syrup sales ever. The vendor of the syrup was unavailable for comment...

In an unrelated bit of news..today in Puerto Rico, there was a record set for most maple syrup sales ever. The vendor of the syrup was unavailable for comment...



;D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

In an unrelated bit of news..today in Puerto Rico, there was a record set for most maple syrup sales ever. The vendor of the syrup was unavailable for comment...

The Montreal Gazette will have a story on that tomorrow. 

"House in Puerto Rico suddenly abandoned due to termite infestation. A middle-aged exterminator from Puerto Rico charged with maple syrup heist in Canada. Exterminator was heard to say 'WTF is Canada?..some frozen winterwonderland filled with igloos? How can they even grow maple syrup there...I've been framed! There was a couple living here...they were from Vermont!!! They told me to hold onto these huge barrels. I was told it was water..They said they were going to Argentina for a few days' 
After careful research, no proof was found that this couple ever existed.

The Montreal Gazette will have a story on that tomorrow. 

"House in Puerto Rico suddenly abandoned due to termite infestation. A middle-aged exterminator from Puerto Rico charged with maple syrup heist in Canada. Exterminator was heard to say 'WTF is Canada?..some frozen winterwonderland filled with igloos? How can they even grow maple syrup there...I've been framed! There was a couple living here...they were from Vermont!!! They told me to hold onto these huge barrels. I was told it was water..They said they were going to Argentina for a few days' 
After careful research, no proof was found that this couple ever existed.



That sounds a lot like the book Carlos & I are reading called "Lunatics" by Dave Barry & Alan Zweibel. If you want a good laugh, I recommend reading it.



Cat

maybe they needed it for their waffles.


That's a shed-load of waffles they were making, Howard.  ;D

I read this today in the newspaper. Barrel loads of maple syrup seems to be a strange thing to nick off with...maybe that's the genius behind it. Who would have thunk anybody would try it?

That's a shed-load of waffles they were making, Howard.  ;D

I read this today in the newspaper. Barrel loads of maple syrup seems to be a strange thing to nick off with...maybe that's the genius behind it. Who would have thunk anybody would try it?



Considering the cost of maple syrup($20 a pint) it could well have been a smart move, if they had gotten away with it.

Considering the cost of maple syrup($20 a pint) it could well have been a smart move, if they had gotten away with it.



$20 a pint? We usually pay $30-$35 for a gallon.



Cat

In an unrelated bit of news..today in Puerto Rico, there was a record set for most maple syrup sales ever. The vendor of the syrup was unavailable for comment...


If it's maple syrup produced by Findus it'll probably be 99% horsemeat...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/findus-leak-reveals-horse-in-beef-for-six-months-8486602.html



Considering the cost of maple syrup($20 a pint) it could well have been a smart move, if they had gotten away with it.


I totally agree with you, Danoota. They would have gotten away with it if it wasn't for those meddlesome authorities...

In an unrelated bit of news..today in Puerto Rico, there was a record set for most maple syrup sales ever. The vendor of the syrup was unavailable for comment...


what about the pancakes and waffles?  :D

That's a shed-load of waffles they were making, Howard

You can't have waffles without delicious syrup.

$20 a pint? We usually pay $30-$35 for a gallon.



Cat


You buy it by the gallon?

You buy it by the gallon?



Yup-that is our year-supply. We don't use it just on pancakes. We cook with it all the time. Yummy on ham and/or pork.



Cat