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Re: Feeding Dry Sugar
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Ian Watson <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 14 Mar 1998 16:34:22 -0500
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>I go to the next step which is to feed "candy" which is 5 lbs granulated
>sugar boiled with one pint of water to a little over 240F. I pour it
>into greased cookie pans, break it into chunks and put it on the inner cover.
 
 
Doesn't boiling sugar syrup result in Carmelization, and isn't that linked to Dysentery?
I can't find the source, but I'm sure I read that in one of my beekeeping books...
 
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