The BEST (and the ORIGINAL) coffee syrup in the history of coffee syrup is coming back!!!

Submitted by m1327 t3_zmlg27 in providence

The first mass-produced coffee syrup was introduced by the Silmo Packing Company of New Bedford, Massachusetts, in 1932.

It was the BEST. Autocrat comes close, but when you grew up on Silmo you KNOW.

They stopped making it over 20 years ago, but now it's back baby!

As a true Rhode Islander, you have to accept the fact that Silmo was the OG.

If you can't tell, I'm hyped to get some Silmo again and see if it hits all the nostalgia buttons :)

Yes, I'm aware this may be a controversial take here in pvd - but most ya'll probably not even old 'nuff to know.

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diskimone t1_j0bosz8 wrote

Dave's makes the best coffee syrup, and its not close.

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m1327 OP t1_j0boz39 wrote

Sounds like somebody who never had Silmo.

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RedditSkippy t1_j0bvpdz wrote

These are the battles I want to see in this sub! Silmo v. Autocrat.

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zangieflookingmofo t1_j0bxd6v wrote

It's very easy to make your own, although you might be disgusted by how much sugar you need to use to get it close to the bottled stuff. I do 2:1(by volume) sugar to concentrated coffee and it ends up being a little less sweet than Autocrat and about the same as Dave's. (16.7g/oz)

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m1327 OP t1_j0d5sac wrote

I can never do it right, it always ends up tasting like burnt coffee when I've done it.... plus who's got the time? ;)

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infromthestorm t1_j0bn1x1 wrote

Never heard of it. I used to smack my lips on Eclipse. It sucks now.

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m1327 OP t1_j0bn9ul wrote

Yeah, Eclipse got bought by Autocrat and was never the same. I think Autocrat nerfed Eclipse on purpose, but they'd probably never admit it.

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RandomChurn t1_j0ci9pf wrote

OP, sorry did I miss it? The article doesn't say where to buy it?

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m1327 OP t1_j0d50in wrote

They mention some popups in the video portion, not the written article.

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Ch3fknickknack t1_j0ci3mc wrote

What makes it different from autocrat?

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m1327 OP t1_j0d55wo wrote

It tastes better imo.

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thehillshaveI t1_j0da13c wrote

did they only sell this in east bay or something?

i've never heard of it, and neither had my mom who's lived here since the mid-sixties

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m1327 OP t1_j0dqw2h wrote

Nah, it was all over - but harder to come by vs Autocrat or Eclipse. Eventually it became "milk mate" but by then it was all over..

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Aeronaute t1_j0f1c3e wrote

You won't convert me from Eclipse!

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m1327 OP t1_j0g81h2 wrote

.... if you actually like current day Eclipse, than probably not. To me, that's the worst option. I rank them as follows:

  1. Silmo
  2. Autocrat
  3. Dave's

... big gap...

... 4. Eclipse

There are some other lesser known brands out there that fall somewhere after Autocrat for me, but those are the major players afaik.

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