I ran across these uses for plain white sugar in the latestissue of Cook’s Illustrated magazine(which I really love because it delves deep into the how and why of cookingfood – almost like a science lesson in the kitchen!). In addition to the facial scrub recipe I shared with you (which actually uses brown sugar), these are great ways to use a common householditem to solve a common household problem!
As an extra bonus, do you know how to keep or make brownsugar soft again? You can either store it in a terra cotta container, add an appleslice to the bag, simply microwave it for about 30 seconds, or bake on a sheetin the oven at 250 degrees for a few minutes. Any or all of these methods worknicely.
Keep Cookies Soft
Sugar absorbs moisture, so adding several cubes of sugar (ora little pill bottle filled with sugar to your cookie jar will keep them moist,soft and chewy. This is perfect for cookies like snicker doodles or chewy chocolatechip.
Make Your Hands SmellGood
After you’ve chopped pungent ingredients such as onions orgarlic, scrub your moistened hands with a bit of sugar. You may have to leavethe sugar on your hands for a minute or two in order to totally get rid of thesmell.
Relieve Burns
We’ve all burned our tongues on a hot food or liquid before;next time try placing your tongue on a spoonful of sugar. When the sugarcrystals hit your tongue, they will begin to dissolve right away and pull outthe heat.
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