On 11/4/2018 9:15 AM, Pamela wrote:
> On 17:01 4 Nov 2018, Taxed and Spent > wrote
> in news >
>> 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?
>
> The poster wrote "some of us never grow up". Presumably that means
> their palate constantly desires that sort of food. How did you read it?
>


The way I wrote it.