On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:58:46 -0600, Pringles CheezUms
> wrote:

>We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
>How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>
>Thanks!

Howdy,

Break off a chunk, put it in a bag, and tap it with
something until it is "granulated" to a texture you prefer.

Unless it got soaked, it should be rather to break back into
its original granules.

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"Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
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> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>
> Thanks!

If you have a bandsaw, make sugar cubes.

"tom" > wrote in message
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>
> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
> ...
>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
>> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable
>> granules)
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> If you have a bandsaw, make sugar cubes.
>
It's hardly worth it unless you need to measure some sugar
immediately but you might be able to use the technique employed
for brown sugar. Nuke until soft and rub it thro a strainer or
sieve.



--
Jim Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Break it up a bit and put it in a bin with a piece of bread. It will
return to granular form in a day or two.


Pringles CheezUms wrote:

> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>
> Thanks!

We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)

Thanks!

Pringles CheezUms <Pringles CheezUms >> wrote:

> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)

Put in the microwave for a 20-30 seconds at a time. When you can
stick your finger in it, take it out and break it up in a bowl or on
wax paper. Let sit on the counter until it cools. It should then
be manageable.

Or just buy some more sugar. It's what - about $.45/lb?
Or make some toffee or peanut brittle from it.

-sw

"Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
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> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>
> Thanks!

Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.

Paul

"Paul M. Cook" wrote:

>
>
> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>

No need for that. Just stick it in a container with a piece of soft
bread. The sugar will soften up on its own. It works like magic.

"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>>
>
> No need for that. Just stick it in a container with a piece of soft
> bread. The sugar will soften up on its own. It works like magic.
>

Or just cook with it. Many recipes call for sugar and it will melt in any
liquid.

Paul

Pringles CheezUms wrote:
>
> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>
> Thanks!

The old-fashioned way: with a sugar loaf cutter and a hammer! Otherwise
put chunks of it into your food processor or blender.

On Tue 11 Mar 2008 08:24:09p, Paul M. Cook told us...

>
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Paul M. Cook" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>>>
>>
>> No need for that. Just stick it in a container with a piece of soft
>> bread. The sugar will soften up on its own. It works like magic.
>>
>
> Or just cook with it. Many recipes call for sugar and it will melt in
any
> liquid.
>
> Paul

You could probably make a sizeable amount of simple syrup.



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Paul M. Cook wrote:

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> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
> ...
>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
>> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.

And then......I keep brown sugar in a capped jar in the fridge; it's been
in there for a couple years, probably, and is as nicely un-caked as the
day put it in there.


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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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> Paul M. Cook wrote:
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>> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
>>> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>
>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>
> And then......I keep brown sugar in a capped jar in the fridge; it's been
> in there for a couple years, probably, and is as nicely un-caked as the
> day put it in there.
>
>

Years? You mean you don't get a craving for bananas foster at 3 o'clock in
the morning?

Paul

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
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>>>> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
>>>>> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>>>
>>> And then......I keep brown sugar in a capped jar in the fridge; it's
>>> been
>>> in there for a couple years, probably, and is as nicely un-caked as the
>>> day put it in there.
>>
>> Years? You mean you don't get a craving for bananas foster at 3 o'clock
>> in
>> the morning?
>
> I might now. But until now I'd never even heard the phrase "bananas
> foster".


Yes well it isn't exactly harbor seal but you may enjoy it:

http://www.brennansneworleans.com/r_bananasfoster.html

Paul

Paul M. Cook wrote:

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> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
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>>> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
>>>> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>>
>> And then......I keep brown sugar in a capped jar in the fridge; it's been
>> in there for a couple years, probably, and is as nicely un-caked as the
>> day put it in there.
>
> Years? You mean you don't get a craving for bananas foster at 3 o'clock in
> the morning?

I might now. But until now I'd never even heard the phrase "bananas
foster".


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On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:27:10 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>Paul M. Cook wrote:
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>>
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
>>>>> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>>>
>>> And then......I keep brown sugar in a capped jar in the fridge; it's been
>>> in there for a couple years, probably, and is as nicely un-caked as the
>>> day put it in there.
>>
>> Years? You mean you don't get a craving for bananas foster at 3 o'clock in
>> the morning?
>
>I might now. But until now I'd never even heard the phrase "bananas
>foster".
>

i thought bananas foster was a mob figure.

your pal,
blake

Dave Smith wrote:
> Break it up a bit and put it in a bin with a piece of bread. It will
> return to granular form in a day or two.

That'll work with brown sugar but not white.

Pringles CheezUms > wrote:
> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)

If it's white sugar you really can't. If you can break it up with an
ice pick then you can use pieces like cube sugar to sweeten coffee or
tea. Or you can dissolve it to make syrup, even flavored syrups. Or
you can make rock candy, or some other type of candy.

Paul M. Cook wrote:

> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
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>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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>>>>>
>>>>> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
>>>>>> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>>>>
>>>> And then......I keep brown sugar in a capped jar in the fridge; it's
>>>> been
>>>> in there for a couple years, probably, and is as nicely un-caked as the
>>>> day put it in there.
>>>
>>> Years? You mean you don't get a craving for bananas foster at 3 o'clock
>>> in
>>> the morning?
>>
>> I might now. But until now I'd never even heard the phrase "bananas
>> foster".
>
>
> Yes well it isn't exactly harbor seal but you may enjoy it:

A little added harbor seal oil can often save the day.

> http://www.brennansneworleans.com/r_bananasfoster.html

<clickety>

That doesn't sound like it needs any seal oil.[1] Mmmmm.

[1] A common sharkly compliment.

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blake murphy wrote:

> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:27:10 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> > wrote:
>
>>Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
>>>>>> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>>>>
>>>> And then......I keep brown sugar in a capped jar in the fridge; it's been
>>>> in there for a couple years, probably, and is as nicely un-caked as the
>>>> day put it in there.
>>>
>>> Years? You mean you don't get a craving for bananas foster at 3 o'clock in
>>> the morning?
>>
>>I might now. But until now I'd never even heard the phrase "bananas
>>foster".
>>
>
> i thought bananas foster was a mob figure.

I almost said something along those lines, too.


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"Pringles CheezUms" > ha scritto nel messaggio
...
> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>
> Thanks!

Grate it, just as your great great grandmother did. All sugar came in big
paper wrapped cones in the old days. If the grating is not uniform enough
for you, use a mortar and pestle or a food processor to make it more
uniform.

Giusi wrote on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:37:32 +0100:

G> "Pringles CheezUms" > ha scritto nel
G> messaggio ...
??>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
??>> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable
??>> granules)
??>>
??>> Thanks!
G> Grate it, just as your great great grandmother did.
G> All sugar came in big paper wrapped cones in the old days.
G> If the grating is not uniform enough for you, use a mortar
G> and pestle or a food processor to make it more uniform.
G> m.

Is that the origin of the numerous hills called "Sugar Loaf"?
The shape must have been very familiar to our ancestors tho'
I've never seen one.


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
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James Silverton > wrote:

:Is that the origin of the numerous hills called "Sugar Loaf"?
:The shape must have been very familiar to our ancestors tho'
:I've never seen one.

Yup. The guy who popularized the sugar cube, sir Henry Tate, made
enough money that he could start a museum.

James Silverton wrote:
>
> Is that the origin of the numerous hills called "Sugar Loaf"?
> The shape must have been very familiar to our ancestors tho'
> I've never seen one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarloaf

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:37:32 +0100, "Giusi" >
wrote:

>"Pringles CheezUms" > ha scritto nel messaggio
.. .
>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
>> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>Grate it, just as your great great grandmother did. All sugar came in big
>paper wrapped cones in the old days. If the grating is not uniform enough
>for you, use a mortar and pestle or a food processor to make it more
>uniform.
>

Sugar from sugar cane in Hawaii has always come in crystals. It was
turned into granulated sugar in California hence the name
C(California) & H (Hawaii) Sugar.

aloha,
beans
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James Silverton wrote:
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> Giusi wrote on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:37:32 +0100:
>
> G> "Pringles CheezUms" > ha scritto nel
> G> messaggio ...
> ??>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
> ??>> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable
> ??>> granules)
> ??>>
> ??>> Thanks!
> G> Grate it, just as your great great grandmother did.
> G> All sugar came in big paper wrapped cones in the old days.
> G> If the grating is not uniform enough for you, use a mortar
> G> and pestle or a food processor to make it more uniform.
> G> m.
>
> Is that the origin of the numerous hills called "Sugar Loaf"?
> The shape must have been very familiar to our ancestors tho'
> I've never seen one.
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland


Yes. Sugar came in cone/rounded cone shapes, typically wrapped in blue
paper (in England anyway) to make it look whiter. One cut it with sugar
cutters, grated it with sugar graters or pounded the heck out of it.
That sort of paper is still called sugar paper in the UK although sugar
no longer comes wrapped in it.

Arri London wrote:

> Yes. Sugar came in cone/rounded cone shapes, typically wrapped in blue
> paper (in England anyway) to make it look whiter. One cut it with sugar
> cutters, grated it with sugar graters or pounded the heck out of it.
> That sort of paper is still called sugar paper in the UK although sugar
> no longer comes wrapped in it.

Just like this-
http://jas-townsend.com/product_info...roducts_id=802

In article <_5YBj.22155$Ls6.10807@trnddc01>,
"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Is that the origin of the numerous hills called "Sugar Loaf"?
> The shape must have been very familiar to our ancestors tho'
> I've never seen one.

Here's one I'm familiar with
<http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf5f59n9kb/>. The hill looks
feminine to me from that angle. The name seems appropriate.

leo

Leonard wrote on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:31:20 -0700:

??>> Is that the origin of the numerous hills called "Sugar
??>> Loaf"? The shape must have been very familiar to our
??>> ancestors tho' I've never seen one.

LB> Here's one I'm familiar with
LB> <http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf5f59n9kb/>. The hill
LB> looks feminine to me from that angle. The name seems
LB> appropriate.

Interesting! I agree with your surmise even if the lady must
have been a legendary Amazon!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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> blake murphy wrote:
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>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:27:10 -0800, Blinky the Shark
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>>> news >>>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block.
>>>>>>> How do you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>>>>>
>>>>> And then......I keep brown sugar in a capped jar in the fridge; it's
>>>>> been
>>>>> in there for a couple years, probably, and is as nicely un-caked as
>>>>> the
>>>>> day put it in there.
>>>>
>>>> Years? You mean you don't get a craving for bananas foster at 3
>>>> o'clock in
>>>> the morning?
>>>
>>>I might now. But until now I'd never even heard the phrase "bananas
>>>foster".
>>>
>>
>> i thought bananas foster was a mob figure.
>
> I almost said something along those lines, too.

So it slipped past you?

Paul

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:26:34 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:27:10 -0800, Blinky the Shark
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>I might now. But until now I'd never even heard the phrase "bananas
>>>foster".
>>>
>>
>> i thought bananas foster was a mob figure.
>
>I almost said something along those lines, too.

fishy minds think alike.

your pal,
blake

On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:03:54 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> Leonard wrote on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:31:20 -0700:
>
> ??>> Is that the origin of the numerous hills called "Sugar
> ??>> Loaf"? The shape must have been very familiar to our
> ??>> ancestors tho' I've never seen one.
>
> LB> Here's one I'm familiar with
> LB> <http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf5f59n9kb/>. The hill
> LB> looks feminine to me from that angle. The name seems
> LB> appropriate.
>
>Interesting! I agree with your surmise even if the lady must
>have been a legendary Amazon!
>
>James Silverton

are you aware that the amazon women were said to have amputated the
left breast to accommodate the handling of the bow?

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:

>> Interesting! I agree with your surmise even if the lady must
>> have been a legendary Amazon!
>>
>> James Silverton
>
> are you aware that the amazon women were said to have amputated the
> left breast to accommodate the handling of the bow?
>
> your pal,
> blake

Yeah, they get in the way of a golf swing too... <sigh>
Oh the burdens we suffer!!

"Goomba38" > wrote in message
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> blake murphy wrote:
>
>>> Interesting! I agree with your surmise even if the lady must
>>> have been a legendary Amazon!
>>>
>>> James Silverton
>>
>> are you aware that the amazon women were said to have
>> amputated the
>> left breast to accommodate the handling of the bow?
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Yeah, they get in the way of a golf swing too... <sigh>
> Oh the burdens we suffer!!

To Blake too! That was my thought when I mentioned Amazon not
just size :-)



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>> blake murphy wrote:
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>>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:27:10 -0800, Blinky the Shark
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>>>> news >>>>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block. How do
>>>>>>>> you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And then......I keep brown sugar in a capped jar in the fridge; it's
>>>>>> been
>>>>>> in there for a couple years, probably, and is as nicely un-caked as
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> day put it in there.
>>>>>
>>>>> Years? You mean you don't get a craving for bananas foster at 3
>>>>> o'clock in
>>>>> the morning?
>>>>
>>>>I might now. But until now I'd never even heard the phrase "bananas
>>>>foster".
>>>>
>>>>
>>> i thought bananas foster was a mob figure.
>>
>> I almost said something along those lines, too.
>
> So it slipped past you?

I chose not to post it.

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"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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>>> blake murphy wrote:
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>>>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:27:10 -0800, Blinky the Shark
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>>>>> news >>>>>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block. How do
>>>>>>>>> you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And then......I keep brown sugar in a capped jar in the fridge; it's
>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>> in there for a couple years, probably, and is as nicely un-caked as
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> day put it in there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Years? You mean you don't get a craving for bananas foster at 3
>>>>>> o'clock in
>>>>>> the morning?
>>>>>
>>>>>I might now. But until now I'd never even heard the phrase "bananas
>>>>>foster".
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> i thought bananas foster was a mob figure.
>>>
>>> I almost said something along those lines, too.
>>
>> So it slipped past you?
>
> I chose not to post it.

I was appealing to your sense of humor.

Paul

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>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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>>>>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:27:10 -0800, Blinky the Shark
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>>>>>> news >>>>>>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block. How
do
>>>>>>>>>> you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And then......I keep brown sugar in a capped jar in the fridge;
it's
>>>>>>>> been in there for a couple years, probably, and is as nicely
>>>>>>>> un-caked as the day put it in there.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Years? You mean you don't get a craving for bananas foster at 3
>>>>>>> o'clock in
>>>>>>> the morning?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I might now. But until now I'd never even heard the phrase "bananas
>>>>>>foster".
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> i thought bananas foster was a mob figure.
>>>>
>>>> I almost said something along those lines, too.
>>>
>>> So it slipped past you?
>>
>> I chose not to post it.
>
> I was appealing to your sense of humor.
>
> Paul
>
>
>

Banana peeling?


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>>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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>>>>>> On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:27:10 -0800, Blinky the Shark
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news >>>>>>>>> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> "Pringles CheezUms" > wrote in message
>>>>>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>>>>>> We have a bag of sugar that has turned into a solid block. How
> do
>>>>>>>>>>> you recover it? (i.e. turn it back into usable granules)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Chop it up and whiz it in the food processor.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> And then......I keep brown sugar in a capped jar in the fridge;
> it's
>>>>>>>>> been in there for a couple years, probably, and is as nicely
>>>>>>>>> un-caked as the day put it in there.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Years? You mean you don't get a craving for bananas foster at 3
>>>>>>>> o'clock in
>>>>>>>> the morning?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>I might now. But until now I'd never even heard the phrase "bananas
>>>>>>>foster".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> i thought bananas foster was a mob figure.
>>>>>
>>>>> I almost said something along those lines, too.
>>>>
>>>> So it slipped past you?
>>>
>>> I chose not to post it.
>>
>> I was appealing to your sense of humor.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>
> Banana peeling?

Bingo.

Paul

Goomba38 wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
>
> > Yes. Sugar came in cone/rounded cone shapes, typically wrapped in blue
> > paper (in England anyway) to make it look whiter. One cut it with sugar
> > cutters, grated it with sugar graters or pounded the heck out of it.
> > That sort of paper is still called sugar paper in the UK although sugar
> > no longer comes wrapped in it.
>
> Just like this-
> http://jas-townsend.com/product_info...roducts_id=802

Precisely. Mexican piloncillo (type of brown sugar) still comes in cones
and I've seen smaller cones of white sugar sold in Germany. The workers
in sugar processing plants in 19th C (perhaps earlier) England were
called sugar 'bakers' and were mostly German immigrants.

Many of Mrs Beeton's recipes call for 'pounded' or 'sifted' sugar. Some
also call for moist sugar, which is Muscovado or molasses sugar. Lot of
work just to make a cake LOL.

On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 10:51:13 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>>
>> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
>> news
>>> blake murphy wrote:
>>>
>>>>>
>>>> i thought bananas foster was a mob figure.
>>>
>>> I almost said something along those lines, too.
>>
>> So it slipped past you?
>
>I chose not to post it.

i guess some sharks have a sense of shame and i do not.

your pal,
blake