M MontyKi Member Joined Nov 19, 2011 Messages 16 Reaction score 0 Location Columbus Jan 3, 2012 #1 re: inexpensive and inelegant sweetener... Does confectioner's sugar (a.k.a. powder sugar) = "corn sugar"? If so, why not buy cheaper from grocer? Thanks, Montgomerry
re: inexpensive and inelegant sweetener... Does confectioner's sugar (a.k.a. powder sugar) = "corn sugar"? If so, why not buy cheaper from grocer? Thanks, Montgomerry
Revvy Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc HBT Supporter Joined Dec 11, 2007 Messages 41,288 Reaction score 3,775 Location "Detroitish" Michigan Jan 3, 2012 #2 no it's not priming sugar/corn sugar. They're nothing like each other especially in consistancy..
dinnerstick Well-Known Member Joined Nov 15, 2010 Messages 2,009 Reaction score 278 Location utrecht Jan 4, 2012 #3 confectioners sugar is just fine sucrose (table sugar) but it often has an anti-caking agent like corn starch added, so if you go to dissolve it you are left with some crud or sludge- best to avoid
confectioners sugar is just fine sucrose (table sugar) but it often has an anti-caking agent like corn starch added, so if you go to dissolve it you are left with some crud or sludge- best to avoid