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On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:32:05 -0000, "Ophelia"
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>> If I was making bread I would use honey, corn syrup or molasses
>> interchangeably. I don't know what you are making and honey may make
>> a difference. Remember that honey draws moisture and helps keep your
>> bread from drying out.

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>MrD shared a recipe which included Corn Syrup, which I haven't seen here (or
>noticed). I now have knowledge of other, similar things as well I
>doubt very much I will change the way I use my honey now, but it is very
>interesting to see the alternatives. I will buy the agave nectar
>though to taste it It sounds good Do you use it and if so, what do you
>use it for?


I haven't tried it.
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> >> If I was making bread I would use honey, corn syrup or molasses
> >> interchangeably. I don't know what you are making and honey may make
> >> a difference. Remember that honey draws moisture and helps keep your
> >> bread from drying out.

> >
> >MrD shared a recipe which included Corn Syrup, which I haven't seen here (or
> >noticed). I now have knowledge of other, similar things as well I
> >doubt very much I will change the way I use my honey now, but it is very
> >interesting to see the alternatives. I will buy the agave nectar
> >though to taste it It sounds good Do you use it and if so, what do you
> >use it for?

>
> I haven't tried it.


I have a bottle of blue agave nectar. I've read so much about how bad
agave is for you that I was surprised by how *not* sweet it tasted. I
haven't found much use for it though, simple syrup works for me in
agave situations.

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On 2015-01-11 5:17 PM, sf wrote:

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> I have a bottle of blue agave nectar. I've read so much about how bad
> agave is for you that I was surprised by how *not* sweet it tasted. I
> haven't found much use for it though, simple syrup works for me in
> agave situations.


I bought a small squeeze bottle of it last year. I can't say that I was
impressed with it.

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