This is a post about a tip for brown sugar. You may already know this but it amazes me. I had my brown sugar in a plastic container with a nice snap on lid. I kept noticing that it got really hard. I had to stab it with a knife just to break it up to get some out of the container. It finally got rock hard so I bought a new bag of brown sugar. I was trying figure out how to get this brick out of the container. I once heard that if you put a piece of bread in with brown sugar it will keep it soft. This was not soft, but I put a piece of bread on top of the sugar and put the lid on it. I checked in a couple of days and to my surprise the bread was rock hard but the sugar was really soft and usable. I then threw that bread away and put a bun in the container. The bun got really crusty hard but the sugar has stayed soft. It is amazing. So before you throw away your hard brown sugar, try putting a piece of bread in it.
thats a great idea…
…and I had never heard of it either ;o)
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That really is good advice, Thank you Connie
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though I have diabetes I like sugar …
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I put brown sugar in my baked beans. I think Splenda makes brown suger. That might be good to use for you. Spleda is not sugar but it tastes good.
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Wow, I did not know that 🙂 Judy
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leave it to me to forget the sugar and the bread and three months later find a hyperactive mold on a sugar high climbing out the sides of a rubbermaid bowl.
sounds like a plan.
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The bread is hard as a rock and dry. I use the brown sugar a lot. The best is bake beans and I buy cooked apples with cinnamon in a can. I put some brown sugar on it and microwave it. It tastes so good.
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This is such an outstanding tip. I’ve tossed so much brown sugar because it had gone all crunchy on me. I will remember and use this tip, especially with the holiday baking season upon on us.
Thanks you.
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Put in some bread. If it does not get soft, you have nothing to lose. Mine got really soft, like new sugar.
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