[Sca-cooks] an interesting semi-disaster
Stefan li Rous
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
Fri Jul 23 22:00:04 PDT 2004
Lainie asked about getting solidified sugar out of a bottle and later
commented:
> Problem is, thinking that this was going to be like regular sekanjabin
> syrup, I put it into a nifty bottle- one of those bottles that the
> pomegranate juice comes in- the one that's shaped like Mae West. :-)
> I'd
> kind of like to use the bottle again, for a batch of sekanjabin that
> doesn't turn into candy. But how to soften it up? I'd put it in the
> microwave, but I'm afraid that would only solidify it. Then I would
> have
> sekanjabin Jolly Ranchers!
It *is* sugar. It *will* dissolve. The problem is having the patience
to wait. You can speed the dissolving of the sugar by heating up the
solution some. It is very similar to getting crystalized honey out of a
jar. You might be able to microwave the jar for instance, but you do
take a chance on breaking the jar if you heat it too fast, or more
specifically too unevenly. You might try filling the bottle with water
and microwaving it on a low setting. But yes, I would add water as
opposed to just nuking the hardened sugar. Or just pour in hot water
and let it sit for awhile.
> Sun.tea.is.good.
This is another way. Pour in warm water and set it outside or in your
window in the sun. You did say you were having unusually hot weather.
Either in the sun or in the microwave or with hot water, it is going to
take multiple cycles. More sugar will dissolve in the clean water than
when the sugar water nears saturation.
Stefan
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