Beginning Saturday, when off-peak round-trip rail discounts are discontinued and NJ Transit fare hikes go into effect system-wide, an off-peak round trip from Long Branch to New York Penn Station goes from $20.50 to $30.
A quicker way to soften brown sugar is to put a moist paper towel in a plastic bag with the sugar and microwave it for 20 seconds. If you are leery about microwaving plastic, you could also put the sugar in a glass or ceramic bowl with a moist paper towel and cover it with a lid or plate.
1 Place brown sugar into a bowl and place in microwave. 2  Fill another bowl with water and place in microwave with brown sugar. 3  Microwave for 1 minute and check brown sugar. 4  If it is still hard, try it for 30 seconds longer.