On 2016-11-04 4:13 PM, notbob wrote:
> OK, what was that sure-fire, never fail, always works, method of
> softening lt/drk brn sugar. I've been waiting for this chance, now I
> have it. Need 1/2 C drk brn sugar fer my "from scratch" pumkin pie.
>
> Cough up, gang! You all assured me this was a no-fail method!!
>
>

Didn't we just go through this a couple months ago? I keep mine in a
Tupperware container with a 1/2 slice of bread. That bread has been
there for years and it is still doing it's thing. Quite seriously, I
have put a bit of bread into a container of solid chunks of sugar and by
morning it is completely softened.