tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679575.post2041500372319307598..comments2023-12-23T03:18:42.423-05:00Comments on Gnomicon: Stuff I'd Like to CookScholeologisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110359677410211160noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679575.post-90467132164019183542008-12-06T00:54:00.000-05:002008-12-06T00:54:00.000-05:00We saw Golden Syrup in England; I knew there was a...We saw Golden Syrup in England; I knew there was a lion on the tin, but I must not have paid any attention to the rotting and bees, which is <I>hilarious</I>.<BR/><BR/>I was going to say something about Golden Syrup being molasses, but Wikipedia tells me how wrong I am. Apparently light molasses is treacle, but Golden Syrup is different from that. <BR/>(I then got lost in Wikipedia's description of blackstrap molasses, and sugar molasses is also not to be confused with sorghum syrup, which is a different thing but is sometimes confusingly called molasses, and invert sugars and...well, you know how it goes.)Scholeologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110359677410211160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679575.post-1728669617240991052008-12-05T18:38:00.000-05:002008-12-05T18:38:00.000-05:00Actually, for my dad the choice is between any kin...Actually, for my dad the choice is between any kind of maple-like syrup (including the aunt jemima kinds), and Golden Syrup, which Sarah describes as "sugar urine." That is, it's a byproduct of refining sugar cane juice into sugar. It's a British slash Commonwealth thing. The Scottsman Abram Lyle invented it in 1883. The classic tin it comes in has the picture of a rotting carcass of a lion with a swarm of bees, and the slogan "Out of the strong came forth sweetness" (Wikipedia). This is why it never appealed to me as a small child.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045809155688516897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679575.post-18357717374781433532008-12-05T09:28:00.000-05:002008-12-05T09:28:00.000-05:00It used to be that I thought I liked the fake syru...It used to be that I thought I liked the fake syrup better than maple syrup. Maple has a slight bitterness to it that is unexpected in syrup, if you are used to the aunt jemima kind. I recently bought some aunt jemima though and had to throw it away because it was so disgusting compared to maple syrup that I am now accustomed to.<BR/><BR/>I thought it was weird that the yellow cake recipe had butter flavoring too. Why? I don't get it.<BR/><BR/>Let me know if you like the root beer cake. I couldn't decide if I wanted to make that or not...Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101977301861885022noreply@blogger.com