The agave plant (also known as the century plant) is what they use to
make Tequila.
Here's the wikipedia on it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agave_nectar
The short version:
Agave syrup may be substituted for sugar in recipes.
* Use 3/4 cup of agave syrup for every 1 cup of sugar in the
original recipe.
* The quantity of liquids in the original recipe must be reduced due
to the moisture included in the syrup.
* Some chefs also reduce the oven temperature by 25°F in recipes
requiring baking.
* Volcanic Nectar is Diabetic Friendly Diabetic Testing of Agave
Nectar
<http://www.volcanicnectar.com/glycemictestingofagavenectar.html>
Happy cooking:
Robby
Kimberly Terrill wrote:
we get the pure maple syrup for him. Additives often give him hives.
I'll have fiind out what the agave is made from. (hmmmm. is agave a
fruit?) He can't have certain fruits and berries either. I usually
make my own ;brown sugar' when making cookies for him (sugar and maple
syrup) as he's not supposed to have much molasses. I was looking for
somehting a bit different than his normal maple syrup. He used to eat
honey, and his asthma was also so severe and he always had hives and I
noticed that after he ate honey he'd have manic screaming fits
then later his ashtma would get very bad . (apparently kids with
respiratory distress can get very scared and just go into violent
frenzy- unsure what to do). His dr told me no one is allergic to
honey. I kept him off for awhile, but decided to try it to make sure.
I gave him toast with honey.He ate 3 bites and slumped over barely
breathing. He was on back-to-back breathing treatments for the rest of
the week. I switched allergists.
maybe he'd like the rice syrup.
thanks, Kimberly
On 12/15/06, *Brian Campbell* <lambda@xxxxxxx <mailto:lambda@xxxxxxx>>
wrote:
There are plenty of other tasty sweeteners out there that you could
try. Real maple syrup is a little less thick and sweet than honey,
and more expensive, but really tasty. Make sure you get actual, 100%
pure grade A maple syrup instead of the "maple flavored pancake
syrup" or whatever they call it. There's also apple syrup, which is
basically just apple cider boiled down until it becomes a syrupy
consistency. I'm sure you can find other syrups made from fruit
juices, or make them yourself (grape syrup? strawberry syrup?) These
obviously won't be perfect substitutes; if you use them in recipes,
you'll have to take into account different sugar concentrations, and
they don't taste like honey, but they are tasty, all-natural
sweeteners that can be be used in cooking or as a condiment.
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