Has anyone used vegetable glycerine as a sweetener? I have some recipes (trying to stay away from "artificial") that call for it. Bought some at health food store, but SO expensive ($3.39 for only 2 oz). I found some online (a brand recommended by cookbook's author), but it didn't mention food....only as an ingredient for homemade skin lotion. Anyone know anything about vegetable glycerine......is all "100% vegetable glycerine" safe for consumption? The particular brand I'm interested in is by Starwest Botanicals.

Thank you,
Tabby