Who is Mrs. Butterworth anyway? What are all these waffle holes for? And perhaps most perplexing, what's up with the teeny-tiny handle on the side of a maple syrup bottle? It's called a skeumorph ...

At the end of the taste test, I decided to give a low-cost bottle of real maple syrup the same treatment for a final comparison. Mrs. Butterworth's had a rich flavor but a thinner texture.

The Massachusetts-based chain teamed up with the Mrs. Butterworth's brand to launch the Dunkin' Glazed Donut Flavored Pancake Syrup. The syrup will be available in food stores nationwide soon.