Hi Dennis

> One pint of water is equal to 1 pound of water ("a pint a pound the world
> around")>

Might be where you are, but not here (UK) and certainly not 'the world 
around'.

Referring to Imperial pints and pounds:

A pint of clear water weighs a pound and a quarter.

There are 1.76 pints to a litre, therefore 1 litre weighs 1.76 * 1.25 pounds 
= 2.2 pounds which is 1 kilogram.

If you make syrup using 1 kilogram to 1 litre, the you are using 4.4 pounds 
to 1.76 pints which works out at 2.5 pounds per pint - and that will start 
to crystallise when it cools because it is a supersaturated solution.

Incidentally, I fail to understand why anyone uses hot water to make syrup. 
Quite unnecessary, costly - and the waste of fuel is not environmentally 
friendly.  Sugar will dissolve perfectly well in cold water provided that it 
is agitated for around 15 minutes.  When I used syrup, I used to make it in 
an old washing machine.  55lb sack of sugar, water added to make it up to 
nine gallons, turn on the motor for 15 minutes, then pump out the syrup; it 
is cloudy at first, then clears after a short while.  Brother Adam used to 
make up syrup to feed his 400 colonies using cold water in a tiled tank; 
kept it moving with a big squeegee.


Best wishes



Peter Edwards

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