Vegan Honey Substitute Christie how about this????

[Guest guest]

I had a laugh when I read this, Donna - I found myself wondering if

the vegan book was little used ie seldom or if it was a small second

hand book or indeed a small book that was used often! Written

language can be so misleading when you can't hear where the emphasis

lies, LOL. All joking aside, this looks well worth a try as these

honey substitutes (agave syrup, brown rice syrup, maple syrup etc)

are fairly pricey. Thank you Donna.

 

I have been steadily eating my way through all the non-vegan

contents of my cupboards and freezer intending to have a dairy-free

kitchen for when I get back from my holiday in Spain. Then I

realised I was feeling too stressed out about it all. I have been

vegetarian for over 38 years and another month is not going to make

much of a difference. I need more time to source vegan ingredients.

My 2 nearest whole food shops both recently closed within 2 weeks of

each other and vegan internet shopping possibilities seem a bit

limited over here, so I must do more research. I also realised that

I need to take the time to try out more vegan recipes for treats as

I think that might be where I might fall down. A lot of the food I

already eat is vegan, but it is the puddings, ice cream, chocolate

bars etc for which I need to find vegan replacements. So during

October I shall be inching towards becoming fully vegan and aim to

achieve this in time for World Vegan Day which I believe is November

1st.

Christie

 

, Donnalilacflower

<thelilacflower wrote:

>

> I have wanted to try this and haven't done it yet.

> This is in a little used vegan cookbook and it has a

> recipe for " carmella " as a natural sweetner. Here's

> the recipe.

>

> " Carmella Natural Sweetener "

>

> 1 cup pitted dates

> 1 cup water

>

> Soak dates in water for 3 hours. Then blend dates and

> water well in the blender or food processor.

> Refrigerate and use as a natural sweetener in place of

> sugar or honey.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Good luck on your transition, Christie. Definitely take your time.

I had the same " must-eat-this-all-as-quickly-as-possible " attitude.

It made for a fun final weekend though when I allowed myself to

finish up the remaining yogurts and homemade creme fraiche!

 

 

-Erin

www.zenpawn.com/vegblog

 

 

, " christie_0131 "

<christie0131 wrote:

>

> I had a laugh when I read this, Donna - I found myself wondering

if

> the vegan book was little used ie seldom or if it was a small

second

> hand book or indeed a small book that was used often! Written

> language can be so misleading when you can't hear where the

emphasis

> lies, LOL. All joking aside, this looks well worth a try as these

> honey substitutes (agave syrup, brown rice syrup, maple syrup etc)

> are fairly pricey. Thank you Donna.

>

> I have been steadily eating my way through all the non-vegan

> contents of my cupboards and freezer intending to have a dairy-

free

> kitchen for when I get back from my holiday in Spain. Then I

> realised I was feeling too stressed out about it all. I have been

> vegetarian for over 38 years and another month is not going to

make

> much of a difference. I need more time to source vegan

ingredients.

> My 2 nearest whole food shops both recently closed within 2 weeks

of

> each other and vegan internet shopping possibilities seem a bit

> limited over here, so I must do more research. I also realised

that

> I need to take the time to try out more vegan recipes for treats

as

> I think that might be where I might fall down. A lot of the food I

> already eat is vegan, but it is the puddings, ice cream, chocolate

> bars etc for which I need to find vegan replacements. So during

> October I shall be inching towards becoming fully vegan and aim to

> achieve this in time for World Vegan Day which I believe is

November

> 1st.

> Christie