[Sca-cooks] re: Lemon Syrup

[jenne at fiedlerfamily.net]

> So. . . what does cooking sugar and water longer do to it that not cooking
> it very long does? You wind up with a more concentrated solution than you
> would if you simply added sugar to water and stirred? You get it sweeter, in
> essence?

Sweeter, thicker, and less vulnerable to spoilage.

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