Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

LakeSuperiorView

(1,533 posts)

23. Flame can not burn off all the alcohol.

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #19)

Mon Dec 24, 2018, 03:56 AM

Dec 2018

Consider that the flame stops when the alcohol contents drops below a certain point. The hot sauce helps it burn longer than a room temperature mixture, but not all of the alcohol is removed. For most people, the remaining amount is negligible, but it is not zero.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

23 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

An underrated holiday dessert and not too hard to make.....Bananas Foster. [View all] dameatball Dec 2018 OP

So, how do you make it? Ohiogal Dec 2018 #1

Here. I had to look it up canetoad Dec 2018 #5

1 stick of butter is 1/4 lb mercuryblues Dec 2018 #6

Thank you! canetoad Dec 2018 #7

1 lb mercuryblues Dec 2018 #10

I learned the imperial system canetoad Dec 2018 #22

Never thought of this as a holiday dessert. dhol82 Dec 2018 #2

Yummy.. pbmus Dec 2018 #3

. Iggo Dec 2018 #4

No objection, but what makes it a "holiday" dessert? brooklynite Dec 2018 #8

Probably the high calorie decadence and fancy flambe presentation. I've never had it, myself. nt Hekate Dec 2018 #14

It's enough of a pain in the ass to make it that most people won't except for the holidays jmowreader Dec 2018 #20

I love it with eggnog ice cream mercuryblues Dec 2018 #9

So delicious! Cracklin Charlie Dec 2018 #11

Me too. The flaming process transforms the lowly banana fleur-de-lisa Dec 2018 #17

There a non-alcoholic version TlalocW Dec 2018 #12

The only non-alcoholic food I know that lights on fire is marshmallows. But you could caramelize ... Hekate Dec 2018 #13

I'm a magician TlalocW Dec 2018 #15

I want to come see that Hekate Dec 2018 #16

It's non-alcoholic by the time you're done with it jmowreader Dec 2018 #19

No chemical process is 100% TlalocW Dec 2018 #21

Flame can not burn off all the alcohol. LakeSuperiorView Dec 2018 #23

A New Orleans tradition. Soooooo good! nolabear Dec 2018 #18