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Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar
Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar
Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar
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Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar

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This social and historical exploration traces the history of sugarcane from its home in New Guinea to Shakespeare’s England. Fascinating sugar lore and anecdotes are included, such as how Queen Elizabeth I became so partial to hippocras (mulled wine), sugared almonds, and pastilles that her teeth turned completely black. Explored are the political and sociological impacts of sugar on the world and the tremendous riches available to the unscrupulous few who grew and sold it. The days of manual processing are described, when fortunes were built on the backbreaking labor of slaves. The resulting wars and geopolitical shifts that have shaped the modern world are discussed in detail.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherAllen Unwin
Release dateMay 1, 2003
ISBN9781741766554
Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar

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    Bittersweet: the story of sugar is an interesting and entertaining little book. I'd always thought that sugar was a New World crop, but apparently it was first cultivated in New Guinea, and then it spread to India, where crystalized sugar was first produced and traded. Macinnis does a good job explaining how sugar eventually became a major cash crop in the New World, as well as its strong connections to the African slave trade. The one part of the story I would've liked to read more of would be how sugar, came to be such a ubiquitous part of the western diet. I also think the competition between cane sugar, beet sugar, and eventually high fructose corn syrup is an important part of the story that Macinnis doesn't really tell.

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