Golden syrup tins WTF

[Helloise]

Needed some golden syrup for a recipe (not something I’d usually buy and I didn’t grow up with it) and I got the tin instead of the plastic bottle because it was cuter and recyclable/reusable. What in the actual fuck? This is the most stupid packaging I have ever dealt with. How am I supposed to use it without it going all down the side of the tin? How do I actually measure it? Pouring it out gets it all in the rim and down the side of the tin, using a spoon leaves more on the spoon than in the bowl and again it drizzles and drips all over the tin and on the kitchen worktop. When you’re finally done you need a bloody hammer to seal it all up again. I also managed to flip the lid off when I was opening it and it stuck to my top so that was fun.

I finally managed to get it closed again and rinsed the whole thing off with hot water so I could put it in the cupboard but now I’m afraid it will go to waste because I’m not facing this disaster again. Any tips?

Put some boiling water in a mug and warm the spoon before measuring the syrup (twizzling the spoon to stop drips)

Now I want a sponge pudding.

Last time I bought a tin of golden syrup and hadn't used it for a few weeks, when I went back to it there was loads of ants drowning in the bottom no envy. Squeezy bottles from now on.

Put the lid on tightly and never take it off again. Make a small hole in the side of tin. Pour contents of tin through small hole into empty plastic squeezy bottle.

@2catsandhappy

Now you need another tin so you can make a pair of 'stilts' when they are empty.

Or a telephone with a length of string 😄😄

The mess it all makes is half the fun of using it. Sorry, YABU!

It’s all in the wrist.

whaaat you get to lick the spoon when you finish! What are you moaning about?

If you have a gas hob, warm the measuring spoon over the gas ring for a bit before dipping it into the syrup. Definitely don't try to pour it!

Why are you all pouring the syrup out? Use a spoon like you would honey. The tin design is meant to keep ants out as they can still get in with a jar.

@Luckydog7

It is iconic but have you actually looked at it? The image is of a rotting lion corpse! i'm not kidding. It doesn't just look like it, that it was it is trying to depict, flies and everything! (thanks dave gorman)

It’s Biblical - out of strength (the lion) comes forth sweetness (honey from the bees).

@Ubiquery

Do you mind me asking how old you are OP?

Nearly 50 LOL but I’m a fairly recent immigrant to the UK

Spoon. Dip. pull out and spin to catch drip then transfer to weigh container. Simples.

Dip spoon in boiling water seconds before

Bee hive inside a rotting carcass. WTF?! That's weird.

@GypsyWanderer

You think that’s bad, what about treacle? I use it a lot during the Christmas season and i complain every time! Sticky and hard to get out of the tin as golden syrup but black! So everything ends up covered in the dark sticky goo. And it doesn’t even taste nice by itself so can’t lick it off everything like golden syrup

treacle comes in squeezy bottles too

I’m a fairly recent immigrant to the UK

In that case to sort out what your grandmother's cookie recipe needs, was she from the UK or Sweden/US or ??

I feel your pain. Golden syrup tins are satan's work

Funnily enough, I have spent the evening cursing the squeezy bottle, as there was loads I couldn't get out of it and the whole bloody thing has become unbelievably sticky (thanks, DC).

Have binned it and am off to buy a tin tomorrow. It all works fine with a big spoon, a twizzle , and a smaller spoon to scrape anything off. Never had the flying lid issue, but thanks OP for brightening up my evening!

Golden syrup tins are for beginners
Black treacle in a tin now there's a challenge

You can't get syrup out of a tin?

Gordon Blue you ain't.

@Luckydog7

It is iconic but have you actually looked at it? The image is of a rotting lion corpse! i'm not kidding. It doesn't just look like it, that it was it is trying to depict, flies and everything! (thanks dave gorman)

I think my granny told me it was representing sweetness from strength. Or something.

And they are bees, not flies.

Don’t be putting your spoon in flour or oil or water…. Jeez the syrup will be grim with the crumbs of crud you drop in it.
Use a clean spoon and wipe the side of the tin with a clean dish cloth.
When the tin is empty wash it and use for storage. Pens, brushes, anything really.

@Helloise you are aware of course that tins of black treacle have been known to explode? Best do some research before progressing to that substance. There's a short MN thread here
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/food_and_recipes/1342106-URGENT-Can-I-use-treacle-that-is-4-years-past-best-before-date
but if you ask Uncle Google something like "do tins of black treacle explode" you can find far more interesting answers...
Good luck

@snagglegloop

Golden syrup tins are for beginners Black treacle in a tin now there's a challenge

Oh God. Black treacle tins often need to be boiled before you can even try to force them open.