Comments on: Homemade Chocolate Syrup: Delicious & Plastic-Free

By: Taco Seasoning

Taco Seasoning — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:04:09 +0000

that’s awesome i make and bottle in reused containers a lot of the stuff i cooked with but never even considered chocolate syrup,that’s a good idea and my kids will like it too.

By: Beth Terry

Beth Terry — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:34:40 +0000

Lauren, for us it stays good for months.
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By: lauren

lauren — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:11:53 +0000

I’m really excited about this recipe! How long will it stay good in the fridge? Thank you!

By: kerin

kerin — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 07:01:13 +0000

I thing this is something made by some chemical and used in chocolates,it seems like plastic and appears like plastic .

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By: SavvyChristine

SavvyChristine — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:49:00 +0000

Hi Beth --

Strange! I used 1 C. light brown sugar, and 1 C. granulated sugar, and I boiled it until it was thick, stirring the whole time, because it didn't seem like the sugar was dissolving.

I wonder if organic vs. non-organic sugar is the problem. This calls for some experimentation!

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:57:00 +0000

Hi Savvychristine. I've made this recipe several times now and never had this problem. And we do store it in the refrigerator. Did you bring it to a complete boil on the stove? The recipe says to cook it until it's thick, but I just bring it to a boil (stirring the whole time) and then turn off the burner and let it sit and cool down before putting in the vanilla.

Are you stirring the whole time?

I really don't know why the sugar wouldn't be completely dissolving for you. Mine does. But also, I use 1 cup of granulated sugar and 1 cup of brown sugar. I wonder if that's part of it.

By: SavvyChristine

SavvyChristine — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:23:00 +0000

I tried to make this recipe, but found that the chocolate sauce solidified once it hit something cold. It turned into fudgy muck! My sugar didn’t completely dissolve, so I’m pretty sure I need to use less next time. Anyone else with a similar experience?

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:24:00 +0000

Hi Scott and Greeen Sheeep. I went to Rainbow Grocery here in SF over the weekend and found organic, fair trade sugar in the bulk bin. I just updated my blog post. So it does exist. I guess it’s a matter of asking your bulk foods store to carry it.

And Anonymous, while I was at Rainbow, I checked out the bulk vanilla beans. Unfortunately, each one was individually wrapped in plastic. Will check at Whole Foods and see if it’s the same story. Maybe the plastic is to keep them from drying out? And don’t know. Ended up buying a large glass bottle of Frontier fairtrade, organic vanilla extract instead. Hopefully it will last a while.

By: Fake Plastic Fish

Fake Plastic Fish — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:17:00 +0000

Karen -- I could be wrong but I believe you can grind your own peanut butter at Whole Foods. Bring your own container. And I think you can set the grinder for smooth or crunchy. Maybe not all the stores have the capability, but I think ours does.

Greeen Sheeep -- the next time I buy bulk sugar, I need to check and see if it's organic. I thought it was, but I could be wrong. I'm pretty sure the cocoa was organic, but I bought it a long time ago. That's one of the drawbacks of bulk bins -- no labels to check later.

Hayley -- be thankful your mom is doing something green, and she might not even realize it!

Crunch -- Are you kidding? I pour kahlua directly on my ice cream from the bottle. (Oh, except I don't really buy it anymore because of the plastic cap. I do have some principles.)

JessTrev -- I've been meaning to try making homemade ketchup, except we eat so little of it, we still have a partial plastic bottle in the frig from over 18 months ago. Mustard too. Is it time to ditch them???

By: JessTrev

JessTrev — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:30:00 +0000

You know, I have been wondering this about ketchup lately. Not only are most of them in plastic, a couple are in #7 plastic which is even more patently bad news. The only glass one I can find is not organic. I *love* your idea to include potential packaging toxins in organic certification. Would get a lot of companies right back to glass and wax paper, I bet. Why, btw, did yogurt switch from wax-coated cardboard, and why did cereal switch from wax paper bags inside a cardboard box? Cause plastic’s so cheap?