how doI make a substitute for "steen's cane syrup"?

[m brown]

Use dark or light corn syrup.
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[shroomgirl]

or Dark maple syrup.....sorghum.....hummmmm
just brought some back from a New Orleans trip, CBD farmer's market has a wonderful older farmer that makes a great cane syrup (sorghum) maybe adding alittle black strap molasses to the corn syrup would give you a sorta close approximation to Steens.

WELCOME and what are you making with your syrup?

I have a receipe for mashed sweet potatoes that calls for sour cream, bourbon, brown sugar and "Steen's cane syrup
THANKS FOR THE INFO - WILL PROBABLY USE DARK CANE SUGAR

There is no real substitute for Steen's. Shroomgirl is close to correct but sorghum is not the same at all. Different plant.
My Parrain (godfather) was president of the St. James Parish (Louisiana) Sugar co-op for years and we got the real thing -- unrefined, pure cooked sugar syrup. Just like Steen's but from the source.
To be honest, I can't bear the smell of Steen's. My husband however can use it on pancakes. Go figure.
When I don't have it in my pantry, I use a mix (half and half) of dark corn syrup and molasses. It is thinner and doesn't get quite as solid as Steen's but it's close in flavor.
There are lots of good mail order sources for Steen's.

[Isa]

I easily found at the supermarket Lyle's Golden Syrup which is a pure cane sugar syrup.

[shroomgirl]

Lyle's what a treat....caramely flavor!!!