J just sent me a video where some dipstick is telling people to make their own brown sugar “to save money.” “All you need is white sugar and a jar of molasses,” she says. BITCH WHAT. - ThreadSky

punkrockscience.bsky.social • 25 days ago

J just sent me a video where some dipstick is telling people to make their own brown sugar “to save money.” “All you need is white sugar and a jar of molasses,” she says.

BITCH WHAT.

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mickey18385.bsky.social•25 days ago

Two years ago, there was a brown sugar shortage in Alberta. That's the only time I'd do this. Not to save money, but rather to have brown sugar for a recipe.

vosko.bsky.social•25 days ago

Reminds me of those videos like “here’s how you can make X-fast food item at home!” [spends a hundred dollars on ingredients]

Ya, sure man, I’ll get right on that.

artetech.bsky.social•25 days ago

More like to save storage space. I just sub a little molasses and a bunch of granulated sugar in any recipe that calls for brown sugar. I used to mix it up ahead of any need but the approximate ratio isn’t that tricky and I can’t be bothered now.

drjulieb.bsky.social•24 days ago

I keep saying people talk about a “hack” for expensive butter by making your own from cream BUT CREAM IS ALSO EXPENSIVE

punkrockscience.bsky.social•24 days ago

Yeah, cream + my time/labor + other stuff (because it’s always compound or cultured butter) is not necessarily cheaper or easier than buying butter.

lcsnz.bsky.social•24 days ago

See also: making your own clothes, growing vegetables, etc etc

punkrockscience.bsky.social•25 days ago

And for anyone looking for a better use for molasses, may I suggest these cookies:

punkrockscience.bsky.social•25 days ago

If you make these, get the darkest cocoa powder you can, the blackest molasses, and the darkest brown sugar. The cookies will be black as night and taste like dreams.

Roll ‘em in some golden turbinado sugar before baking for crunch and sparkle.

dccc-phd.bsky.social•25 days ago

skyline neighbor:

dccc-phd.bsky.social•25 days ago

FOR THE HORDE!!!!! 🌌🍪⚔️

punkrockscience.bsky.social•25 days ago

I have a pic somewhere when I made them for a Christmas party and rolled them in orc-green sugar….

dccc-phd.bsky.social•25 days ago

👀👀

punkrockscience.bsky.social•25 days ago

Or these, if you’re not a chocolate fan (but trust me, try those other ones.)

ziajd.bsky.social•25 days ago

Chewy ginger snaps, too!

https://bsky.app/profile/ziajd.bsky.social/post/3lkbrhiuajk26

mosasaurologist.bsky.social•25 days ago

Oooh I got to whip up a bunch of ginger molasses ones before it gets too hot out.

punkrockscience.bsky.social•25 days ago

Never too hot.

ksiegel.bsky.social•24 days ago

NYT Cooking’s Gingerbread Latte cookies are another great use. They’re the sole reason I have a jar.

punkrockscience.bsky.social•24 days ago

I’ve been meaning to try that recipe….

boudiccamic.bsky.social•24 days ago

📌

quantumtessera.bsky.social•25 days ago

That's funny.

ruralanarchy.bsky.social•24 days ago

Buying white sugar and molasses at retail prices to compete with massive companies buying both to combine at way less than wholesale prices. Sure to save you money!!!

morewildones.bsky.social•25 days ago

It’s definitely not going to save money but I have molasses and sugar so I’m not making a special trip for brown sugar

wohinjetzt.bsky.social•25 days ago

Except for the saving money part, I had a friend living in Hungary in the early 90s who did this because they didn’t sell brown sugar there and she wanted to make cookies that needed brown sugar.

darkmicrobio.bsky.social•24 days ago

Obviously it’s not cheaper, but I never buy brown sugar because I always have white sugar and molasses in the cabinet already, like I don’t need a third thing that is literally just the other two things in the same bag

genometron.bsky.social•24 days ago

Fun fact, you can make your own coffee with instant decaf and a couple of no-doze tablets. 🤦‍♂️

axiomatixx.bsky.social•24 days ago

Hehehehe😄

kellywhelan.bsky.social•25 days ago

I’ve done this before when I was out of brown sugar and a recipe called for it, but molasses isn’t all that cheap, and I’d rather use it for the important things: molasses cookies.

punkrockscience.bsky.social•25 days ago

I get it as a substitute for brown sugar if you run out or don’t want to have both kinds of sugar, but the idea of *intentionally* buying white sugar and molasses, then mixing them “to save money” is bananas.

Also, MOLASSES COOKIES FOREVER.

wgahnagl.bsky.social•25 days ago

Now a molasses banana cake …. we may now be in business!

eringiglio.bsky.social•25 days ago

what in the ass money does she think she is saving

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