Syrup Shots (witnessed)

[SecurityWench]

This is a semi-old story I heard from a waitress when I went out to breakfast.

My family and my boyfriend and I were at the IHOP one day for breakfast, and the waitress comes by with those little glass things of syrup for the pancakes. She leans down a bit and goes, "Just so we're clear, you know these aren't shots, right?"

We kinda do a double-take and go, "Yeah, why?"

She goes on to explain. "One time I had a table with some teenage kids, and when I brought the syrup to them and walked away, they tapped me on the shoulder and said 'Hey, can we get some more of those shots you brought us?' I had to tell them that it was syrup!"



That's an interesting disclaimer. I will definitely not be shooting syrup, thankyouverymuch.

[firecat88]

Maple...syrup....shots.

If it was the cheap stuff that's pretty much pure sugar, that's just nasty. Hell, even if it was real maple syrup...that's still pretty gross. Syrup, like honey, should not be consumed on its own.

[LadyAndreca]

Syrup, like honey, should not be consumed on its own.

Really? Since when?

[Twinblade]

When I was moving states, a friend took my brother and I to an IHOP for dinner the night before we left, we had a syrup drinking contest with the syrup bottles they leave on the table, I won by drinking the entire bottle of the butter pecan, my brother drank like a quarter of the strawberry. I then proceeded to sample the rest of the syrups. we all had a laugh. When they brought us our food they exchanged our syrup bottles for us... even the waiter laughed

[ArcticChicken]

Really? Since when?

My thoughts, precisely.

Though I would only consider it with real syrup.

My aunt brought home some organic buckwheat honey today that is absolutely stunning. I have thus far resisted the urge to do more than taste it, but I could eat a spoonful of that stuff.

[Ironclad Alibi]

One of the food dealers (I think it is Berkshire Sweet Gold Syrups) at the Sugar Loaf Craft Shows sells syrup. He has little shot cups for people to sample the various syrups he offers.

[chainedbarista]

syrup shots...given that it was teenagers, i'm not surprised.

twinblade, that has to be one of the most disturbing avs i've ever seen; i'll probably see it again in my nightmares.

[bhskittykatt]

When I was moving states, a friend took my brother and I to an IHOP for dinner the night before we left, we had a syrup drinking contest with the syrup bottles they leave on the table, I won by drinking the entire bottle of the butter pecan, my brother drank like a quarter of the strawberry. I then proceeded to sample the rest of the syrups. we all had a laugh. When they brought us our food they exchanged our syrup bottles for us... even the waiter laughed

I'm visualizing the scene from Super Troopers.

Hubby's never done syrup shots, but if you put a cup of ranch in front of him...I mean, yeah I like ranch, but dang!

[shankyknitter]

Syrup, like honey, should not be consumed on its own.

but but but *slurps down stick of killer bee honey* Honey is the tastiest candy snack ever! But no I wouldn't do straight shots of syrup, maple candy yes, syrup no.

[MoonCat]

Hmmm.....I like maple syrup, but...I dunno....

I love that butter pecan syrup at Ihop, though...mmmm.....

Except the Ihop near my house closed. Dang it.

[ADoyle90815]

I'm also one of those who likes different varieties of honey as a treat, especially at the farmer's market where they have someone who has great tasting honey for sale. Even then, I won't be doing shots of syrup at my table at IHOP.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

re: op: what dorks!
re: syrup chugging:

[sarasquirrel]

I'm visualizing the scene from Super Troopers.

Hubby's never done syrup shots, but if you put a cup of ranch in front of him...I mean, yeah I like ranch, but dang!

exactly what i was thinking haha

[Cat]

I'd do syrup shots, but I am a maple junkie. Don't even think of giving me that fake crap! (one time, we were staying at a hotel in NH, and they only had the fake syrup.....so we bought syrup nippers for out waffles )

[Jay 2K Winger]

Heh, there was a running joke in my family that my Dad drank syrup straight out of the bottle, and that was why we were always running low on it.

Stems from one morning, when I was still in grade school or middle school, I was awake and watching cartoons, and saw my Dad take the nearly empty syrup bottle, drink the last of it, and throw it out.