On 11/4/2018 8:05 AM, Pamela wrote:
> On 12:30 4 Nov 2018, Taxed and Spent > wrote
> in news >
>> 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...save-hardened-
>>>>>>>> maple-syrup-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.
>
> The Peter Pan palate? Nothing bitter or sour but everything sweet soon
> gets boring.
>

Not all of our moments are childish. Why would assume otherwise? You
just like to argue. There should be some word to describe that.