Sugar
Subtitle: a global history
By: Andrew F. Smith
Series: Edible series; Edible
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781780234342
Subjects: Sugar; Confectionery; Sugar trade; History
Description: "Sugar is one of the most beloved substances consumed by humans, and also one of the most reviled. It has come to dominate our diets--whether in candy, desserts, soft drinks or even bread and pasta sauces--for better and for worse. This fascinating history of this addictive ingredient reveals its incredible value as a global commodity and explores its darker legacies of slavery and widespread obesity."--Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Early sugar history; title: New World sugar to 1900; title: Global sugar; title: Sugar uses; title: Sweets and candies; title: American bliss; title: Sugar blues; title: Epilogue; title: Recipes.