Quote Originally Posted by whitetail farms View Post
no, i never checked the boiling point of my water and i dont have another thermometer to check with and 200 was just an estimate im not really positive what it was
You can still check your thermometer. Boil some water and see what temp it reaches a full rolling boil on your thermometer.

It's hard and some even say impossible to make syrup with just a thermometer. Many people use a hydrometer instead because it's easier to know exactly when it's syrup. If you're going to use only a thermometer you have to at least know what temp water boils at on the thermometer you're using at the time you're making syrup.