Simple syrup is made by stirring granulated sugar into hot water in a saucepan until the sugar is dissolved and then cooling the solution. Generally, the ratio of sugar to water can range anywhere from 1:1 to 2:1 by weight, and similarly by volume due to air in the granulated sugar.yrup can be used as a sweetener. However, since the syrup jells readily when pectin is added, its primary culinary use is as a base for fruit sauces, toppings, and preserves. Combining Demerara sugar, a type of natural brown sugar, with water produces Demerara syrup.
runner's knee. A colloquial term for several overuse conditions resulting from excessive exercise of the lower extremities. These may involve the extensor mechanism and other musculotendinous insertions.
1 Repeated bending or high stress exercises such as lunges and plyometrics can irritate the kneecap joint (patellofemoral joint). 2  Overstretched tendons (tendons are the tissues that connect muscles to bones) may also cause the pain of runner's knee. 3  Direct trauma to the knee, like a fall or blow. Repeated bending or high stress exercises such as lunges and plyometrics can irritate the kneecap joint (patellofemoral joint). 2  Overstretched tendons (tendons are the tissues that connect muscles to bones) may also cause the pain of runner's knee. 3  Direct trauma to the knee, like a fall or blow.