Syrup

If you are interested in a healthy and tasty sweetener to use in place of regular sugar syrup, buy a pint of honey, a pint of agave nectar [agave sugar syrup], and a pint of maple syrup and mix. I am no nutrition expert but I *think* you can leave such a syrup out of the frige without having any problems. There shouldn't be any problems because there is an enzyme in honey which produces hydrogen peroxide, which keeps it free of germs. If you want to flavor your syrup, add a teaspoon of vanilla extract to the mix. Alternatively, you can put vanilla extract in the waffle batter, as recommended by the recipe (forthcoming).