Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> " BOB" > wrote:
>
>> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>
>>> The stuck-to-the-pan parts merely lookly*lightly*
>>> caramelized.
>
>> Lightly? LOL. I've done similar with sweet 'taters.
>> Amazing how good the un-"caramelized" parts are, isn't
>> it?
>>
>> BOB
>
> Honest to God, BOB. Lightly. That's what was so
> mysterious. I'm sorry I didn't take a picture before I

Then yours and mine weren't similar. Mine was BURNT on the bottom.
Caramelized had been passed long ago. The parts that weren't burnt and
stuck came off easily and were quite tasty, too.

> ate them -- it seems you're questioning my integrity
> here, Pal! "-)

Naw. Just trying to clarify definitions. I thought you were being
facetious and that's why you put "lightly" between the "* *". ;-)

> The baking soda didn't work as well as
> I expected it to -- I suppose it's burnt and charcoaled
> sugar that's making it so nasty -- and I've got the pan
> sprayed with some of that Dawn heavy-duty gunk dissolver,
> hoping that will get some more of the black off the
> bottom of the pan. Stay tuned. :-) --

My pan was a very old cheap-o aluminum that had been burnt one too many
times. It just got tossed. Easy clean-up for me.

Looking at the last picture of the "dufus" note, it looks like you were
sucessful!

BOB