I know a lot of families that would do that. You'd have a lot of recipies call for some amount of corn syrup but rarely go through a whole bottle. Mom probably

I know a lot of families that would do that. You'd have a lot of recipies call for some amount of corn syrup but rarely go through a whole bottle. Mom probably didn't want to just throw it out, and the Aunt Jemima was pretty much the same with some caramel color and a few other added flavors. Might as well use up the two year old Karo on the kids waffles and get some fresh stuff for the next holiday baking season.