How to dilute golden syrup?
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Desiderata

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2,738 posts

80 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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I like a wee swirl of golden syrup in my porridge in the morning from one of these little plastic squirty bottles. Being a mean Scotsman environmentally conscious, I refill my bottle from a big catering container which is far cheaper better for the environment.
The problem is that the cheap stuff has a slightly thicker consistency than the easy squirt stuff. I've discovered that a quick 10 seconds in the microwave thins it for a few days, but it's a bit of a faff and it tends to crystallise towards the end of the bottle Does anyone here know, can I simply dilute it with a drop of water? Or some other solution?

Big Al.

69,336 posts

284 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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Rest the plastic squirty bottle in some hot water for 5 mins prior to use. smile

21TonyK

13,108 posts

235 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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It does dilute with water but not sure how long it would store for without some other effect.

thebraketester

15,619 posts

164 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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If you can get to costco then they do a huge 7kg bottle of it for £8.99 which makes it way way cheaper than even own brand stuff.

Riley Blue

23,116 posts

252 months

Wednesday 18th March 2020
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I buy the golden syrup flavoured porridge sachets from Lidl, a box of eight for 72p.

227bhp

10,203 posts

154 months

Thursday 19th March 2020
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Paint thinners hehe

thebraketester

15,619 posts

164 months

Thursday 19th March 2020
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Riley Blue said:
I buy the golden syrup flavoured porridge sachets from Lidl, a box of eight for 72p.
They are never quite golden syrupy enough for me. :-)

Riley Blue

23,116 posts

252 months

Thursday 19th March 2020
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thebraketester said:
Riley Blue said:
I buy the golden syrup flavoured porridge sachets from Lidl, a box of eight for 72p.
They are never quite golden syrupy enough for me. :-)
I chuck in about 25gms of raisins before blitzing it in the microwave to give myself one of my five-a-day.

Monkeylegend

28,646 posts

257 months

Thursday 19th March 2020
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I put two big desert spoonfuls of golden syrup in my porridge. Put it neat in the bottom of the bowl and pour the hot porridge on top, then spoon through when you eat it.

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