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DIY brown sugar
« on: February 09, 2014, 05:00:44 am »
I've just read this very interesting blog on the Eat Your Books website - how to make your own brown sugar. It might be handy if you want to save on larder space or run out of brown sugar at a vital moment.

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Re: DIY brown sugar
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2014, 06:30:23 am »
Brilliant Bonsai. I always have molasses on hand. I have been buying molasses sugar too as it gives a lovely taste to biscuits. Now I will do it myself.
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« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2014, 06:52:21 am »
I wish I had known this a few weeks go when I ran out of brown sugar and had to ask DH to go to the supermarket to get some more.
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« Reply #3 on: February 09, 2014, 08:30:54 am »
Should have checked this site earlier. We are going out for dinner and I started making some biscuits to take and every recipe had brown sugar which I had run out of. What a brilliant idea to be able to choose how dark to have the sugar as I normally only use light muscadova or rapadura but there is the odd occasion when dark is needed. Forum to the rescue once again.

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Re: DIY brown sugar
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2014, 03:48:05 pm »
Thanks for sharing.

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« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2014, 11:00:52 pm »
Brilliant, thanks Bonsai.   

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Re: DIY brown sugar
« Reply #6 on: August 28, 2014, 12:50:31 am »
Thanks Bonsai.  I have added Golden Syrup in the past.  Will certainly try this.

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« Reply #7 on: August 28, 2014, 01:03:22 am »
Well I never gave a thought as to how brown sugar was made.  How easy is that! No more lumpy brown sugar. 
 Someone please tell me though - what is and where do I find Molasses syrup?
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« Reply #8 on: August 28, 2014, 01:31:54 am »
Thanks for sharing,
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Re: DIY brown sugar
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2014, 04:12:19 am »
I have a special little clay tile that you moisten and put in the brown sugar container to stop the sugar from going hard
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« Reply #10 on: August 28, 2014, 04:36:46 am »
Denise's I buy molasses in Woolworths. I often use it instead of honey if I want a strong flavour. When you visit the Bundaberg Rum Distillery you get to taste the raw product, molasses. I love it. When Dad used to feed it to the cattle I would put my hand under the drum he was pouring it from a gobble. It is really no wonder I have a weight problem.  :-\ :D :D
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« Reply #11 on: August 28, 2014, 04:45:37 am »
what is and where do I find Molasses syrup?
I would imagine it is just plain old molasses.
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« Reply #12 on: August 28, 2014, 12:21:57 pm »
Thank you ladies - I rather imagined it might just be plain old Molasses.  Now that you mention it Cookie I do remember my Dad feeding it to cattle.  I will give it a shotl
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« Reply #13 on: August 28, 2014, 12:33:54 pm »
I remember my dad boiling it up on the stove for the horses when they were going to be showed, or was that linseeds???
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« Reply #14 on: August 28, 2014, 08:50:26 pm »
Molasses is also beneficial in the compost heap / giving a boost in a no dig garden.  Apparently the little critters have a sweet tooth as well!
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