HOW TO: Make Simple Syrup
At the behest of our current mathematical favorite to win our first ever contest, I am posting a tutorial on how to make Simple Syrup, for those of you who’d rather make your own than purchasing one in the store. Homemade Simple Syrup is usually better than storebought anyway; it’s made by you, with sugar, as opposed to by a factory, with High Fructose Corn Syrup.
Some people know it as Simple Sugar - although that name doesn’t make much sense to me; as regular granulated sugar is already a simple sugar. But I digress. Here’s how you can make you own Simple Syrup.
Simple Syrup - Recipe:
- 2 parts pure granulated sugar
- 1 part water
Bring your water to a boil, and slowly add the sugar to the boiling water to dissolve it. Stirring with a wooden spoon helps if you’re impatient, but the water is hot enough to do the job for you. Once youve added all of the sugar, and it has dissolved completely, turn off the stove, allow the mixture to cool back down to room temperature, then bottle it up.
If you want to add a certain flavor to the syrup, all you have to do is boil that ingredient in with the water. For instance, if you wanted mint flavored Simple Syrup, add mint leaves to the pot with the water before boiling, then dissolve the sugar as you would normally. After it has cooled off, remember to strain out the extra ingredient you’re adding to enhance the flavor.
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Comment by Derrick — December 17, 2008 @ 6:59 pm
that was easy. please forward martini set.
thanks
Comment by Don Cheadle — December 17, 2008 @ 8:17 pm
Sugar, water, easy
Comment by Deanna — December 18, 2008 @ 2:46 am
sweet
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Comment by biggipunn — December 18, 2008 @ 11:34 pm
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Pingback by Pisco Sour | undergroundbartender.com — February 2, 2009 @ 2:42 pm
Granulated sugar is not a simple sugar. Granulated sugar is a disaccharide (glucose and fructose) linked together by a chemical bond. This chemical bond is the reason why granulated sugar is not a simple suger. Monosaccharides (glucose, fructose, galactose, xylose and ribose) are simple sugars because they are base sugars and have no chemical bond. For example, I’ll use the periodic table of elements in my analogy. Oxygen and Carbon are elements. However CO2 (carbon dioxide) is not an element because it is multiple base elements linked together by a chemical bond. Corn syrup is a simple sugar because the glucose and fructose are free moving from one another and not linked by a chemical bond.
Comment by Glwnn — February 25, 2009 @ 7:01 pm
Wow.
You put so much effort into posting that very accurate informative comment, I felt like I had to respond. You’re absolutely right - granulated sugar is sucrose, which is made up of glucose and fructose molecules, held together by a glycosidic bond. Definitely a disaccharide; which I now know makes it, most assuredly, not a simple sugar.
I say that, for the record, to prove that I am not a total science idiot, and hopefully earn some respect back on my site (lol). I just never knew that only monosaccharides specifically were considered simple sugars; I always thought simple sugar was a catch-all for chemicals that were less complex than polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose, since those are always characterized as the “complex carbohydrates.”
You’ve taught me something new; thanks for the info.
(Also, for those who have read our exchange, and are wondering what to call CO2, if not “element,” the correct term is “compound.”)
Comment by Devon — February 26, 2009 @ 3:11 am