On 11/4/2018 4:10 AM, Pamela wrote:
> On 09:22 4 Nov 2018, dsi1 > wrote in
> :
>
>> On Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 11:09:05 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>> "dsi1" wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>> On Saturday, November 3, 2018 at 10:48:29 PM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
>>>> "Terry Coombs" wrote in message news >>>>
>>>> On 11/3/2018 11:09 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/3/2018 10:55 AM, wrote:
>>>>>> Mine is in a plastic gallon jug, so I wouldn't want to put
>>>>>> SUBMERGE the bottle in boiling water, per se.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I managed to break up the bottom layer with a long skewer, but
>>>>>> it would take forever to get the pieces out of the small mouth.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway, just wondered how well putting a little boiling water
>>>>>> into the bottle will work, which is what's recommended here.
>>>>>> With comments.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://www.thekitchn.com/is-there-a...ardened-maple-
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>>>>>> yrup-226325
>>>>>>
>>>>>> One thing I wonder is, if I drain all the syrup before putting
>>>>>> in the water, aren't the crystals likely to have little maple
>>>>>> taste left? (I can't see into the bottle.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lenona.
>>>>>>
>>>>> I'd not want to dilute the syrup. I wonder if microwaving it
>>>>> would heat it enough to dissolve? You can always cut the top of
>>>>> the bottle for access. OTOH, is there enough crystals to even
>>>>> bother with? I've had a small layer and just tossed it. It
>>>>> would be about a tablespoon at best.
>>>>>
>>>>> ==
>>>>>
>>>>> It is what I did yesterday with a jar (glass though) of
>>>>> crystallised honey.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>> Please tell me you did NOT put your honey in the microwave ...
>>>> that will kill all the beneficial properties of the honey . The
>>>> accepted practice is to put it in a pan of hot but not boiling
>>>> water to redissolve the crystals .
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Snag
>>>>
>>>> ==
>>>>
>>>> Oh Heck!!! I didn't know that!!!
>>>
>>> I have managed to avoid this problem by avoiding honey. It's pretty
>>> much the only foolproof way to combat sterile honey. Instead, I like
>>> to use HFCS - that stuff is bulletproof!
>>>
>>> ==
>>>
>>> Fortunately I am not a huge fan of sweet stuff so I don't take a lot
>>> of notice where that sweetness comes from.
>>>
>>> D does like his honey and maple syrup though, so I do use those for
>>> him.
>>
>> I like sweet stuff but I can no longer eat much honey or maple syrup.
>> If I see someone in my clan with pancakes and syrup, I will help
>> myself to a bite or two. In this way, I can still have small amounts
>> of sweetness, and I'm fine with that.
>
> I tend to view pancakes with sweet syrup as essentially children's food.
>


some of us never grow up.