tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post3578636699567591794..comments2024-01-17T20:44:37.660+00:00Comments on USEFUL or BEAUTIFUL: Kondo-ing walk of shameLucillehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-1698424691983070162015-06-24T11:11:57.624+01:002015-06-24T11:11:57.624+01:00No rainbow sugar here, but I've just made two ...No rainbow sugar here, but I've just made two jars of rosepetal sugar. maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955194101659665925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-13002034801566999652015-06-18T22:55:56.549+01:002015-06-18T22:55:56.549+01:00Oh...rainbow sugar. How nice. I must get some for ...Oh...rainbow sugar. How nice. I must get some for the grandchildren. I'll store it behind the cinnamon sugar and next to the lump sugar I buy at the Persian market. This Kondo-ing thing is fun.Nib's Endhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820552995581749771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-51521219770063833392015-06-18T12:06:34.665+01:002015-06-18T12:06:34.665+01:00I too subscribe to the Gospel according to Saint N...I too subscribe to the Gospel according to Saint Nigel... Lots of sugar here as well (despite it being this year's saturated fat, i.e. source of all evil). Having given the stuff up recently (not permanently, I hasten to add) I've been giving sugar much thought. As in craving very specific things, mostly covered in dark chocolate like those raspberry Ruffle bars. I'm not even sure they still make those any more. I sincerely hope they do.<br />Maybe try flavouring some sugar with vanilla or lavender?<br />Just don't stop baking. That would be too awful.<br />S<br />Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08038836502384520598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-34371981562638282192015-06-12T16:37:54.148+01:002015-06-12T16:37:54.148+01:00Sugar keeps very nicely for years, Lucille, so don...Sugar keeps very nicely for years, Lucille, so don't throw it out! I have cubes if you want them, with little icing flowers on each. Sugaring the sugar.... a gift from a friend in my baking days.rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00474723200653576051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-53691332409496590902015-06-12T07:29:59.178+01:002015-06-12T07:29:59.178+01:00lol!! I don't think we can even buy that many ...lol!! I don't think we can even buy that many types of sugar in sophisticated Switzerland… ;o <br />There is white sugar, regular, from the sugar factory here IN TOWN!! (Made from beets, is that something special? Local tractor trailers piled high with sugar beets block the roads around here every Oct-Dec when you're trying to get somewhere.) Or organic that has probably come from far-flung sugar cane. And there is one type of brown sugar on the shelves, either finely ground or in crystals. No idea how to categorise it but have been told by my granny that it's not "right" for English cakes.<br />Hm, now I think about it, you can get rock sugar and since cupcakes are "in" they are selling coloured sugar… as often as not in the cheap biin because hardly anyone will use something so foreign ;o <br />(gosh yes, jam sugar is a "must-have" for the domestic Swiss goddess…)<br />Now I wish I could get my hands on my MIL's pantry for Kondoing - both a kitchen and cellar chock full of out-of-date stuff to make your hair stand on end, two freezers and two fridges. For an elderly lady living on her own and having her meals delivered… :oLittle Miss Know-it-allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05907830951304386874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-20261168316554000102015-06-11T22:06:20.432+01:002015-06-11T22:06:20.432+01:00I'm laughing. Far too many packets of sugar h...I'm laughing. Far too many packets of sugar here as well, I find it quite annoying that everything requires a different one. What exactly is the different between light soft brown and light Muscovado anyway and does it matter? Sigh. I also have jam sugar, mustn't forget the jam sugar. CJ xxCJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311693185700341580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-40489020228340367902015-06-11T21:31:14.402+01:002015-06-11T21:31:14.402+01:00Yes - treacle can ferment. If it explodes in the c...Yes - treacle can ferment. If it explodes in the cupboard it would be messy but if the lid hits you in the face it could be very painful. alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-41118989799502049252015-06-11T15:42:02.969+01:002015-06-11T15:42:02.969+01:00Lucille, when I read the words "the pantry&qu...Lucille, when I read the words "the pantry" I think I might have taken on a faintly green tinge. Oh, to have a pantry! I have managed to suppress that longing, and continue on with discovering that there might be seven or eight different types of sugar. What surprised me was realizing I have heard of each of these sugars, and perhaps even encountered them in others' cooking or baking, although I've not ever purchsed many of them myself.<br /><br />I'm sure if I did have a pantry, I would have managed my own little group of sugars. In my tiny kitchen cabinet I have plain white granulated sugar, light brown sugar and powered sugar. All have earned their places of honor.<br /><br />The prior comments have added to the fun of this post. xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-37988197119628709332015-06-11T14:01:55.130+01:002015-06-11T14:01:55.130+01:00I'm trying to clear out my home office but hav...I'm trying to clear out my home office but haven't yet read the book so not considering my "joy" at this point. Except that wastebaskets are filling and then emptying and then filling again and then emptying . . . which is its own kind of joy, I suppose. Some of my file folders had the office counterpart of your eight varieties of sugar, but without the sweetness, they got jettisoned!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-80136875662138929232015-06-11T13:26:54.138+01:002015-06-11T13:26:54.138+01:00The spice cupboard is next and then there is the j...The spice cupboard is next and then there is the jams, pickles and condiments collection. But look! The sun has come out.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-48271981726607839642015-06-11T13:17:16.771+01:002015-06-11T13:17:16.771+01:00Does it explode?Does it explode?Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-43105232456050926102015-06-11T13:15:52.445+01:002015-06-11T13:15:52.445+01:00It has. Rock hard. Bread was my next idea for the ...It has. Rock hard. Bread was my next idea for the flax, hemp, linseed etc.Lucillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414527658216916537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-86760314489788803872015-06-11T13:08:32.433+01:002015-06-11T13:08:32.433+01:00-grin- It is always an eye-opening experience, wh...-grin- It is always an eye-opening experience, when we really take a close look, at our 'pantry'! Are we pack-rats by nature? Is it in our genes, to "be prepared" for every possible happening? And these would be "happenings" in the kitchen. -grin-<br /><br />Well, you looked. You decided. Now you know that that shelf anyway, is as it should be.<br /><br />Now, how about looking at your spices???????????<br /><br />-ducking, running, and hiding-<br /><br />TessaTessa~ Here there be musinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13661988938395877761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-81676003308558027022015-06-11T13:05:58.438+01:002015-06-11T13:05:58.438+01:00I find so many of my own doomed dry goods purchase...I find so many of my own doomed dry goods purchases are brought about because the items are presented by the retailer as Lifestyle, but, upon being unpacked at home, turn out to be merely Dry Goods. Keep all that sugar, whatever you do. Eight types isn't enough. Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-76733336909020564542015-06-11T11:41:17.937+01:002015-06-11T11:41:17.937+01:00I don't suffer from sugar angst because it is ...I don't suffer from sugar angst because it is a natural product and you can either buy Fair Trade cane sugar or low food miles beet sugar. Sugar does not go off so you can keep it indefinitely. If your muscovado has dried out you can rejuvenate it by placing in a bowl and covering with a damp tea towel. I don't bother with golden caster sugar but I do have a multiplicity of browns for various recipes. One note of caution - if your treacle is significantly past its sell by date dispose of the tin immediately.alice chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16969805206040091585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-15081191052790798762015-06-11T11:17:21.861+01:002015-06-11T11:17:21.861+01:00They all sound essential to me. I've never com...They all sound essential to me. I've never come across rainbow sugar crystals before - they look too pretty to eat! My home is sadly sugar-free so if anyone knows a good cake recipe with no sugar, gluten or dairy, do tell :-/ !!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-49019476617166170482015-06-11T10:51:08.599+01:002015-06-11T10:51:08.599+01:00Of course you must eat more cake, much more to use...Of course you must eat more cake, much more to use up your little sugar mountain. xLinnet In Orielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283284636875494288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-81613210509195908952015-06-11T10:35:26.512+01:002015-06-11T10:35:26.512+01:00lol, well, i suppose if you use the sugars then th...lol, well, i suppose if you use the sugars then they are worthy and must stay (although a rock hard muscovado begs to differ). never heard of rainbow crystals!<br />you would be shocked to know that there is zero sugar in my house. i know right?Autumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13605086016726488440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-11449127679338801312015-06-11T09:27:45.138+01:002015-06-11T09:27:45.138+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.artistfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699911696263583824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-26129076679786626612015-06-11T09:26:43.909+01:002015-06-11T09:26:43.909+01:00I'm with driftwood - if they spark joy you mus...I'm with driftwood - if they spark joy you must KEEP them - that's the rules Lucille! I've still to get to the food cupboards.....artistfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17699911696263583824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-53166132750217872762015-06-11T08:24:02.516+01:002015-06-11T08:24:02.516+01:00Check your horlicks. I bet that's gone hard to...Check your horlicks. I bet that's gone hard too. I'd keep all the sugars & ditch the herb teas. The other week I used up quite a few out of date seeds. Chucked them in the bread maker, each time we made bread. I could try & compete with 2009 Cayenne.Katharine Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12272802201564787548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-75263543075647077832015-06-11T08:20:18.680+01:002015-06-11T08:20:18.680+01:00I know that I shall never attempt this Kondo-ing, ...I know that I shall never attempt this Kondo-ing, it would be heartbreaking to say goodbye to my old aduki beans...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-4221081057775823842015-06-11T07:20:09.440+01:002015-06-11T07:20:09.440+01:00I did the same last week and found things going ba...I did the same last week and found things going back to 2009 but only three types of sugar - Nigel convinced me of golden caster sugar too.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8630924445657816001.post-43924646601389289782015-06-11T07:09:27.021+01:002015-06-11T07:09:27.021+01:00if they all spark joy then you must keep them, and...if they all spark joy then you must keep them, and the muscavado could probably be rescued x I probably have all those, but instead of rainbow sugar I know we have purple, blue, pink AND green sugar crystals......<br /><br />never ever mention stopping eating cake again, or I might cry............driftwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11416170414524297337noreply@blogger.com