I learned something in the kitchen today

@Hinckley Not recommended, added moisture can lead to mold.

@NativePortlander1970 Brown sugar is moist. The apples add enough to where it's once again usable. And I always refrigerate my brown sugar after it has been opened.

@Hinckley Yes, and no, it's the mollasses that makes it moist, a liquid sugar, apples are a watery juice moist, not exactly the same.

@NativePortlander1970 In a pinch it will work.

@Hinckley its not recommended

@NativePortlander1970 Why are you so pedantic? Who doesn't recommend i? Do a search, you will see article after article condoning the use of apple slices to soften brown sugar.

@NativePortlander1970 I think you've wound yourself a bit too tight.

@Hinckley No, you're giving bad, near dangerous, advice, that has been known to mold brown sugar, sugar is very hygroscopic, it absorbs watery liquids like a sponge and holds onto it, water plus food equals mold over time.

@Hinckley I should add that my mother is very notorius for not throwing old food out, I have seen lab experiments in her fridge.

@NativePortlander1970 I'm not sure what your mother's unsanitary living conditions have to do with this post.

I was not advocating adding apple slices as a long term storage option, merely as a method to soften the sugar to make it usable.

Now chill out!

@Hinckley Thankfully, he has now blocked me! Thankyou Jesus! Lol!