1.   Although her pies look great, after cooling they develop a thick syrup between the filling and the meringue.

2.   Boil the ingredients, stirring, for at least five minutes, until the liquid is reduced to the consistency of thick syrup.

3.   Cook liquid until mixture is reduced to a thick syrup.

4.   Dip out the gum which remains undissolved and add honey enough to sweeten and make a thick syrup.

5.   Glaze should have consistency of thick syrup.

6.   I simmer cocoa, water and sugar together and reduce it into a thick chocolate syrup.

7.   Make a thick syrup of wine, sugar, currants and a pinch of saffron.

8.   Place vinegar, sugar, salt in a saucepan and boil until it forms a thick syrup.

9.   POMEGRANATE MOLASSES -- Thick piquant syrup or concentrate made from reduced pomegranate juice, sugar and lemon, used for salads and in cooked foods.

10.   Simmer until the pineapple is tender and the liquid is a thick syrup.