In fact, this brand of corn syrup is chiefly responsible for pecan pie's lasting popularity in the U.S., as Karo has shared recipes for the dessert on product packaging for about a century. Karo is ...

It continued to gain popularity throughout southern states like Texas but it wasn't until Karo started printing a recipe on its cans of corn syrup that it took off. In Rossi Anastopoulo's "Sweet Land ...