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(Erica) wrote in
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> Dave Smith > wrote in message
> >...
>> Daniel Moore wrote:
>>
>> > I bought a 1-lb. box of C&H brown sugar that, it turns out, is hard
>> > as a rock. A little mortar I could build a brick wall. Any
>> > technique to soften and re-granulate it?
>>
>> Put it in a canister and toss in a piece of stale bread.
>
> This works quite well, but I prefer to use a piece of fresh bread.
>
> Sugar is naturally hydroscopic, meaning that it attracts and holds
> moisture. If you put in something moist with less sugar, i.e. bread,
> the bread will become stale but the sugar will soften.
>
> --Erica
>

For that reason, then, it probably works better than a piece of apple.

Wayne