INCLUDING A GLOSSARY OF SWEETENERS EARLY …

1. This article is copyrighted 2005 by the author. Any reproduction by any means whether printed, electronic, or other media, regardless of whether for sale, commercial use, or gratis, without the written permission of the author is prohibited. HOW SWEET IT IS! . A HISTORY OF sugar and sugar REFINING IN THE UNITED STATES. INCLUDING A GLOSSARY OF SWEETENERS . Virginia Mescher EARLY HISTORY OF sugar . Today, almost everyone has a sweet tooth and historically people have craved sweet foods, thus sugar has a long and interesting history. Before sugar made from sugar cane was discovered, the only sweetening product was honey that was produced by bees. To understand about sugar and its impact on America, it is necessary to be familiar with sugar 's EARLY history. The derivation of the word sugar is thought to have been from Sanskrit and Sanskrit literature from India, written between 1500 - 500 B.

2 Saracens introduced sugar into Egypt, Sicily and Sp ain. Pliny the Elder wrot e of a sweet reed and described sugar as being white, which crackled like salt, was sweet like honey, with the largest

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