Thursday, December 20, 2012

Global Maple Syrup Reserve Burglarized - NYTimes.com

Drums of maple syrup in the global strategic reserve in Quebec
It's good to know that we have (or had) a global maple syrup reserve.  Do we have one for chocolate chip cookies?  That's something for survivalists to work on. - gwc
Arrests Made in Maple Syrup Theft From Quebec Warehouse - NYTimes.com: "OTTAWA — It was an inside job of sorts. Thieves with access to a warehouse and a careful plan loaded up trucks and, over time, made off with $18 million of a valuable commodity.
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The question is what was more unusual: that the commodity in question was maple syrup, or that it came from something called the global strategic maple syrup reserve, run by what amounts to a Canadian cartel."



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