Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:18:46 -1000, dsi1 >
> arranged random neurons and said:
>
> >On 2/28/2011 4:07 PM, sf wrote:
> >> On Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:01:37 -0800 (PST), Christopher Helms
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> You can make your own brown sugar by taking white sugar and adding a
> >>> little molasses to it. You'll have to sort of squish it together with
> >>> your fingers to mix it (spoon mixing won't work), but that's all brown
> >>> sugar is anyway.
> >>
> >> Have you ever tried doing it?
> >>
> >
> >I've done this before - it tastes pretty much how you'd imagine. Like
> >sugar mixed with molasses. Most folks would be able to tell right off
> >that something was not right it you tried to pass it off as brown sugar.
>
> I tried mixing molasses with Splenda in a desperate stab at a sugar
> free dessert for Bill. Does. Not. Work.

Why would you expect it to work with fake sugar? Mixing molasses with
refined sucrose is what works.