Questions tagged [syrup]
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Shelf-Stable Cocktails
I'm a home brewer looking to can up shelf-stable cocktails to share with friends who don't drink beer. I know I'll be using Citric/Malic acid to mimic citrus flavors, but will that be enough to make fruit syrups shelf-stable? Or is there another…
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Replace icing sugar
Can I replace icing sugar with corn syrup when I make the sponge cake? I don't have icing sugar and blender t blend sugar. So can I use what to replace icing sugar?
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Will different kinds of sugar or coffee affect coffee syrup flavor?
This coffee syrup is basically a 2 to 1 ratio of sugar to coffee, and you boil it to a thick syrup. A person who tasted the final dish said it tasted like espresso!
What kind of effects would it get from different kinds of sugar? Would brown sugar…
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How long can you store sugar syrup?
Recently, we made a variety of cocktails from Ottolenghi and Scully's NOPI book. Now, we are left with two sugar syrups. According to the book, they can be stored a few weeks in the fridge. Skip ahead a month or two, and we're now left with two…
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Is my maple syrup still good?
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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 day I was distracted after breakfast and forgot to put it…
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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 take in mind I do not own or intend in buying a…
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How long would I have to microwave corn syrup to get it to the hard ball candy stage?
I have 0.3 kg of corn syrup at room temperature (294 K). The specific heat of corn syrup is [2.72 kJ/(kg K)][1]. I want to heat it up in a 1,000 W microwave until it reaches 394 K.
I know that
q=mcΔT
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q = 0.3 kg * 2.72 kJ/(kg K) * 100 K
q =…
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Bubbles leave when added to syrup
I made this tonic syrup recipe. However, as mentioned also in the recipe, the bubbles tend to leave early when I pour sparkling water on it. I don't think using a differend brand would help - the production process is probably similar.
Why do the…
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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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Can the shelf life of sugar syrup be extended
I prepare natural flavoured sugar syrups, I add glucose (10% of sugar quantity) to covert this sugar into invert sugar so that the syrup doesn’t crystallise. However the shelf life is too short, 2-4 weeks and I see bacteria developing. How to…
