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Default Brown sugar substitute

"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 7 Nov 2013 22:29:25 -0600, "Polly Esther"
> > wrote:
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>>
>> "Dave Smith" <>
>> > That sounds peculiar to me. I keep brown sugar in a sealed container
>> > and a
>> > half slice of bread it it. I have no problems with it solidifying
>> > during
>> > our humid summer weather, but in the winter the air gets drier and it
>> > hardens in an open container in about a day.

>> Got it, Dave. I store brown sugar double-wrapped in plastic and in a
>> sealed
>> container. But. The simple effort of packing a cup and/or more of brown
>> sugar requires mad fast combining with a liquid and/or sifting. I'm
>> thinking it has to do with mostly 100% more or less humidity. Just a cup
>> of
>> white sugar plus a T of molasses sounds much easier. I'll let you know
>> if
>> anything explodes.

>
> I'm all mixed up about who lives where. I was thinking you live in
> Alaska (somebody does)... you're in Florida?


Judy lives in Alaska, now known as gramma.

Cheri