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How can I make a chocolate syrup that can be frozen?
I am looking to make a chocolate syrup without eggs, that freezes well.
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Basic carrier sauce/syrup for different sweet flavors?
I have an application where I would like to have a half dozen different flavors (all sweet) that are in the form of a sauce or slightly viscous liquid.
Rather then 6 recipes I am hoping to find a ...
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Is my maple syrup still good? [duplicate]
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Should maple syrup be stored in the refrigerator?
I have pure maple syrup and it has only been opened for maybe 5 days or so. I do keep it in the fridge but the other ...
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What is the shelf life of my syrup?
This is a continuation of my last question.
the recipe I have is:
2 1/2 cups water
2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 moist vanilla bean, preferably Mexican or Bourbon (Madagascar)
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What is a moist vanilla bean?
I'm trying to make a vanilla syrup for some flavored coffees, and the recipe I have calls for:
2 1/2 cups water
2 cups white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 moist vanilla bean, preferably ...
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Brown Blob in natural maple syrup?
I was pouring out my natural maple syrup today and found gelatinous dark brown blob in it. This syrup was stored in the refrigerator in a large plastic bottle. It is not past date on the bottle. Once ...
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What can substitute Korean malt syrup? [closed]
I cooked this receipe Korean Grilled Chicken
which was delicious. I replaced the Korean malt syrup with corn syrup, but I am not sure about this switch. What is a good substitute for it? I couldn't ...
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For equal volumes water and sugar, what is the ratio of separated volume vs. combined?
I'm making a simple syrup with equal parts sugar and water in a glass measuring cup and want to avoid dirtying two measuring cups.
I want to measure one (say standard table sugar,) then add the ...
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How to prepare a ginger lime drink mixer?
I am trying to prepare a ginger lime (basil) drink mixer. It will be mixed with Whiskey the day of the event.
Is it better to prepare a limeade via steeping or a syrup via cooking? Will the acid ...
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Why does my cocoa syrup overflow?
I work in a coffee shop, and we stock Ghirardelli Sweet Ground Chocolate and Cocoa flavored sauce.
However, this sauce is constantly overflowing. We are losing approximately a quarter cup per day ...
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Does liquid glucose contain as much fructose as high fructose corn syrup?
Does liquid glucose contain fructose in the same ratio as high fructose corn syrup?
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How to make a chocolate fudge/syrup sauce that does not freeze?
I'm looking for a good recipe to make a chocolate fudge/syrup style sauce that will not freeze solid when placed in the freezer, but rather retain its "liquid" consistency. It does not need to be ...
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Exact proportions of sugar to water in sorbet
I am planning to make a sorbet from a cordial which I'm going to make (essentially a flavoured syrup). What proportion of sugar to water to I need to create a smooth, small-crystalled sorbet? Please ...
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Is golden syrup gluten-free?
In Europe, the very large majority of glucose syrups are actually derived from wheat and thus not gluten-free, while corn syrup is gluten-free (as far as I understand). From this question, I learnt ...
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What is a substitute for corn syrup in boiled icing?
What can I use to substitute corn syrup in a recipe for boiled icing?
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What can I do with ginger syrup?
I got a bottle of (supposedly high quality) ginger syrup for Christmas. I've never seen or tasted it before, so I have no idea how to use it.
Since I like ginger, I considered just diluting it with ...
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How can I make a sugar free strawberry syrup?
I make strawberry syrup using the follow ingredientes.
1 pound of strawberrys;
half lemon juice;
1 cup of sugar.
How can I make a sugar free (or at least using less sugar) strawberry syrup?
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Substitute sugar free maple syrup in baking?
We're trying to make trailmix chunks. Is it alright to replace sugar free maple syrup (springtree low calorie maple syrup) in baking for this case?
My concern is that the sugar free syrup would break ...
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Making fruit syrup less viscous while retaining flavor
I'm making snow cones from real fruit syrup that I'm making myself - the problem is that the fruit syrup comes out too viscous and it tends to set on top of the snow cone ice. Is there anyway to make ...
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How is apple syrup made?
I've been making dutch apple pastries for a couple of weeks now, and I've noticed that the apple filling that spills from the pastries turns dark brown like apple syrup (or apple butter, apple paste ...
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How can I prevent simple syrup from crystallizing?
When I store it in the refrigerator, my simple syrup always seems to crystallize. How can I prevent this? How long should I expect simple syrup to keep?
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Can you safely can homemade caramel/butterscotch syrup?
I've done canning of jams and jellies. I would like to make caramel and butterscotch syrups and jar them to give away, too, but I'm not sure if this is do-able since they contain butter and cream. Can ...
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How can I know when a thick simple syrup is done cooking?
When making a thick simple syrup (1 part water, 1 part white sugar), how can I know when I've cooked the sugar for long enough? Is it possible to overcook this?
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What can I use instead of corn syrup?
I saw the question about UK, but I don't think I can find treacle of any kind in Germany.
I am looking for a substitute which will keep the physical qualities of the pie filling reasonably close to ...
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Can I substitute Glucose Syrup for Sugar in cake recipes?
I need to bake a cake without fructose, so all forms of granulated sugar and most syrups (including honey, agave & maple syrup) are out. I've heard of granulated dextrose but can't find it. I'd ...
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Measuring glucose syrup without wasting it
Glucose syrup is a liquid sweetener used in a lot of candy making. Unfortunately, it is incredibly thick which makes it difficult to measure. Imagine corn syrup except about three times thicker. When ...
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Does golden syrup 'go off'?
I had a tin of golden syrup for a long time - longer than I care to admit. When I opened it up yesterday (to sweeten up some mulled wine), it was granular (a bit like honey can be), and black around ...
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How do you make golden syrup?
I want to make some anzac biscuits which calls for golden syrup, but don't really want to buy a jar (what's the fun in that?).
What are some good recipes? A google search shows a wide variety - from ...
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UK alternative to corn syrup?
I've noticed that often when using recipes from the US that corn syrup is called for, and I was wondering what the best alternative to it would be to get in the UK?
I've heard some people saying that ...
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Keeping a sugar solution in the fridge
Based on a the coffee questions I've seen, it seems that hot beverage questions are in scope, so here goes mine:
We like keeping iced coffee in the fridge, particularly in the summer. It's easiest ...
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What to do with italian soda type syrups?
I go to an Italian grocery store near my house that has an aisle filled with different flavors of syrup. I know you can make Italian soda by mixing it with carbonated water but I was wondering what ...
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Is lemonade better when made with simple syrup?
On a hot summer day and with a basketful of lemons I often want a nice cold glass of lemonade. A lot of recipes suggest making lemonade with simple syrup, which requires cooking, whereas other recipes ...
