Brit-Speak: Food and bonfires

[justcarol67]

Pip!Squeak:
> > A quick experiment shows that oiling the spoon works to some
extent> on Golden Syrup. It has no effect at all on Black Treacle. But
then I've always suspected that Black Treacle has a secret life as a
prime component in the road surfacing industry {g} Even getting Black
Treacle out of the tin is notoriously difficult. 
> > 
> Alshain suggests:
> How about placing the tin in a gently simmering bain marie for a 
couple of minutes before using it? That's at least what you're 
> supposed to do with recalcitrant honey. 
> Hope all Brits had a lovely Bonfire Night, by the way, without 
fireworks-related injuries. Am quietly celebrating by making jacket
potatoes for dinner, will go and put them in the oven now...

Carol:
Light corn syrup is perfectly transparent and colorless. Dark corn
syrup, IIRC. si more the color of maple syrup. Neither is golden. As
for treacle, I could have sworn it came from a treacle well. (Elsie,
Lacie, and Tillie, anyone?) ;-)

Bain marie? jacket potatoes? I'm guessing that the latter is baked
potatoes with the skins on (the only way I know of to bake a potato.)
No idea at all for the first.

Carol, whose only experience with bonfires was at high school
Homecoming, when we didn't burn anyone in effigy, not even the captain
of the opposing (American football) team