Brown Sugar

Posted: Tue, Dec 27 2005, 11:34 am Post subject: Brown Sugar

How do you keep brown sugar from getting hard?
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Platinum Member Joined: Oct 27 2005 Posts: 6797

I think there is a trick with a peice of apple or lemon or something in the microwave - but I can't remember exactly.

Posted: Tue, Dec 27 2005, 1:39 pm Post subject:

try putting in a ziplock bag or Tupperware container. I buy it in Costco in a zipper sealed bag & it stays fresh for months. If it does go hard, you can put it in the microwave for 20 seconds (or more if u need) or in the oven for a few minutes to soften up.

Moderator Joined: Dec 26 2005 Age: 33 Posts: 11430

I've found that when I buy brown sugar in the bag it doesn't become rock hard, it's only happened to me when it's in the box.

Gold Member Joined: Jan 14 2005 Posts: 1239

Just make sure it's in something sealed. Even if I just put a twist tie on the bag it came in & stick it back in the box, it is fine. But ziploc bags are even better.

Beginner Joined: Aug 29 2005 Posts: 24

I put a piece of bread in the container, never gets hard!

Posted: Thu, Jan 05 2006, 4:47 pm Post subject: re: Brown Sugar

If it does get hard, Domino Sugar recommends that you heat it in the microwave in a sealed container/bag with an apple wedge for 35 seconds on high. Then wait 30 seconds before opening the bag. Works excellent.

Beginner Joined: Dec 01 2005 Posts: 12 Location: midwest

There is a disk that you soak in water and then place it into the brown sugar and it will keep it from hardening for up to three months. I've seen it in stores near me! Here's a place that sells it on-line.
http://www.mileskimball.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&iProductID=3176 Smile

Posted: Mon, Jan 09 2006, 4:23 pm Post subject: re: Brown Sugar

The disc is called a sugar bear. You can get them just about anywhere.