Rock Sugar

[Guest guest]

Dear Martha,

 

When I was a little boy, I made rock candy which I am

pretty sure the doc was talking about. You just

dissolve sugar in water in a glass and suspend a

string in the water. The string will "grow" sugar

crystals on it and when they stop forming, take the

string out and take off the crystals. Maybe the sugar

itself is "purer" and does not have the chemicals.

Personally, I have my doubtsm but maybe I am wrong.

At any rate, I think it would be better to use organic

sugar or jaggery.

 

GB Khalsa.

[Guest guest]

Hi GB

My mother also showed us how to make this, it was a fun experiment we

got to eat! ALthough it seems to me those sugar crystals were sweeter

than the "rock sugar" candy sold in indian stores. Anyone know why?

Are they made from white sugar, or from another form, we should ask.

My understanding and experience is some of the more warming sugars

(jaggery, succanat, honey, molasses, agave) I have to be careful about

here in FLorida summer, and when my pitta was/is more of an issue, or

I start to feel smouldery or just plain too warm.

 

I have applied this principle with a postpartum client with mastitis

and fever, whose dear indian mother wanted to use jaggery abundantly

and (I was eating same food staying with them) my urine turned so

yellow-orange I remembered then the heating property. WE used rock

sugar then, so as not to aggravate the kapha in principle, but to

support her high pitta and vata condition and demand for sweet taste

still.

 

Yes, along with putting her to bed (no easy task) we used tikta,

mahasudarshan, bala and other herbs as well as peppermint oil on feet

for the fever and a strong antimicrobial essential oil alternated

there, which she loved and to help balance the strong vata aggravating

biters. Her sister was student 4 years with Dr. Lad, did most of the

herbal protocol. More than you asked for, I know.

 

Blessings;

Martha

>

> When I was a little boy, I made rock candy which I am

 

> itself is "purer" and does not have the chemicals.

> Personally, I have my doubtsm but maybe I am wrong.

> At any rate, I think it would be better to use organic

> sugar or jaggery.

>

> GB Khalsa.