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 Typically, with ITB Friction Syndrome people are able to run/cycle etc initially, but the pain then comes on after a certain time or distance as is felt as a burning pain around the outer side of the knee. 2  Then, the further you run/cycle, the more it hurts. In runners, cyclists or other people who exercise a lot, the ITB can run on the knobbly bit of bone that is prominent on the outer side of the knee (the lateral epicondyle). 2  If the ITB rubs too much then it will get inflamed around the outer side of the knee, causing pain â which is called âITB Friction Syndromeâ.