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pansyfacepansyface Posts: 22,693
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Maybe other people have known about this for years, but I have just discovered that a clean, well-scrubbed and dried piece of old flowerpot, put into a storage jar keeps brown sugar soft and free-flowing. It has to be the red clay type, not the plastic onesimage

Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.

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  • UnknownUnknown

    I didn't know that, Pansy....thanks, I'll give it try. image

  • SupernoodleSupernoodle Posts: 954

    Really? Do you think it's absorbing moisture or something?

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,353

    Is that the same theory as salt kept in open wooden containers pansy? It absorbs the moisture.

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 54,353

    Snap Snoodle! image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • pansyfacepansyface Posts: 22,693

    I don't know how or why it works but it just doesimage

    Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
    If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
  • SupernoodleSupernoodle Posts: 954

    Snap Fairygirl!  Oh so slow- I always lose that game imageimage

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