My 'happy thought' of the day: if H1N1 kills enough people, employers will be hiring again. Provided that I, myself, don't die of it, I shall be able to get a job.
The count of three isn't a plan. It's Sesame Street.
Buffy ,'First Date'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Theodosia - Sep 08, 2009 3:55:10 pm PDT #7513 of 30001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jesse - Sep 08, 2009 3:57:42 pm PDT #7514 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm going to try to sell some clothes in a moving sale, but don't expect to get much from them. Except some weird reversible leather jacket I don't know why I ever thought fit me!
StuntHusband - Sep 08, 2009 4:24:28 pm PDT #7515 of 30001
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
Question for those with more experience in the kitchen than me - that would include earthworms, small bits of pocket fluff, and ZIM, since I haven't turned on an oven in...10 years? Maybe 15?
Anyway: does brown sugar "go bad"? I have some I use only in my morning oatmeal, and what's left in the box is rock-hard. So I smashed it apart (literally; trying to chip some off with a spoon BENT THE SPOON) and under the brown slightly-crumbly exterior was a block of whiter, harder sugar.
Should I call HAZMAT? Throw it away? Or is it safe to use still?
amych - Sep 08, 2009 4:29:13 pm PDT #7516 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Totally safe, even normal for brown sugar. How to soften it: [link]
ChiKat - Sep 08, 2009 4:30:08 pm PDT #7517 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
It's still safe, SH. It's very common for brown sugar to get hard (which now that I type that sounds really dirty). Here are a couple of ways to soften it:
Place a piece of foil or plastic wrap directly on the sugar. Set a piece of crumpled, dampened paper towel on the foil. Cover container tightly. The sugar will absorb the moisture from the paper towel and become soft. Remove the paper towel when it has dried out.
To soften brown sugar quickly, place open bag of brown sugar in microwave oven. Set 1 cup of water next to the bag in the microwave. Microwave on High (100%) 2 to 3 minutes, checking often, until brown sugar is softened.
sarameg - Sep 08, 2009 4:30:14 pm PDT #7518 of 30001
Toss a bread slice in there. It should add moisture and loosen it up. Or go at it with a hammer until it's in useable chunks. It's just dried out, not toxic.
StuntHusband - Sep 08, 2009 4:41:09 pm PDT #7519 of 30001
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
Thank you! I will soften it *one way or another* (all your methods, except for sarameg's, are too KIND) - I was terribly afraid I had wasted it.
My breakfast is saved.
sarameg - Sep 08, 2009 4:42:13 pm PDT #7520 of 30001
Hey, are you accusing me of brutality??
StuntHusband - Sep 08, 2009 4:43:54 pm PDT #7521 of 30001
Electromagnetic candy! - Stark
Oh, no - well, perhaps enabling ME...against SUGAR...
sarameg - Sep 08, 2009 4:48:50 pm PDT #7522 of 30001
I have a rubber mallet, named The Gremlin (long story), which has been used against sugar.