On Sun, 4 Nov 2018 04:30:15 -0800, Taxed and Spent
> wrote:

>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-
>> s
>>>>>>> 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...

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