Uses for Sugar Cubes

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Sugar cubes can be used for purposes other than as a sweetener.

Place a few sugar cubes in a covered container with cheese to prevent cheese from molding.

Sugar cubes put into a cookie jar or plastic bag with cookies will absorb extra moisture to keep the cookies fresh. The sugar cubes also prevent mold from spoiling the cookies.

Drop a sugar cube into a vase of flowers to help the flowers stay fresh longer. Cut the flowers on a slant. The flowers will be able to increase water intake. Be sure the sugar cube is completely dissolved before adding to the vase.

A renowned actress was known to use sugar cubes to fend off a cold. She soaked a sugar cube with 3 drops of eucalyptus oil and used it like a modern-day cough drop. Unlike cough lozenges and syrups, she could use the remedy as often as she needed.

Sugar cubes can be placed on tables near beverages at a party. If the guests prefer more sweetness in a beverage they can simply add them to their drink

Sugar cubes make excellent substitutes for soda. Place 3 cubes of sugar into a 10- to 12-ounce tumbler with one and one-half teaspoons of strawberry, cherry, or other favorite fruit flavored extract. Add 8 to 10 ounces of seltzer water. Stir to dissolve the sugar cubes before drinking.

Sugar cubes can also be soaked in peppermint and/or lemon extract and added to iced tea.

For recipes using sugar cubes:

Lemon Maple Biscuit Recipe
Easy Blueberry Turnover Recipe
Easy Orange Doughnut Recipe