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Brown Sugar Frosting
1 cup brown sugar 1/3 cup water 2 egg whites 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon vanilla
Sugar Nut Candy | 3 pounds sugar
3 pounds sugar 1/2 pint water 1/2 pint vinegar 1/4 pound butter 1 pound hickory-nuts
Sugar Ginger Snaps
4 tablespoons lard 3 tablespoons butter 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup water (scant) Flour enough to roll 2 teaspoons ginger 1/2 teaspoon soda dissolved in warm water
Double Boiler Brown Sugar Frosting
2 1/4 cups brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon baking powder Few grains salt 5 tablespoons water 2 egg whites, unbeaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup chopped nuts
Brown Sugar Caramels
2 1/2 tablespoons butter 2 cups light brown sugar 2 tablespoons molasses 1/2 cup cream 1 teaspoon vanilla
Sugar Icing
1 lb refined sugar 1 ounce white starch 3 egg whites
Lemon Sugar
Cut sugar Lemons
Sugar Cookies
2/3 cup shortening 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 eggs, beaten 1 tablespoon orange juice Grated rind of 1 orange 3 cups sifted flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
Cream Maple Sugar Frosting
1 pound soft maple sugar 1 cup cream
Brown Sugar Sauce
1/3 cup butter 1 cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/3 cup cream

The American Heart Association recommends the following for daily sugar intake: 9 Tsp (Men), 5 Tsp (Women), 3 Tsp (Children)
The average american consumes over 20 teaspoons of sugar per day
Most sweeteners including sugar and fruit extracts, cane juices, honey, syrup, etc. have a fructose/glucose ratio of approximately 50/50
Fructose is found in sugar and most sweeteners and is unhealthy because it goes straight to the liver causing diabetes and heart disease
Sugar is sometimes referred to as "evaporated cane juice"
Many people choose sugar over high fructose corn syrup because sugar is not as highly processed
Consumption of sugar increases insulin levels, increases energy, but then leads to a drop in both and likely a craving for more food
Sugar is a carbohydrate with about 9 calories per sugar cube
About 40% of the world's sugar production comes from Brazil
The fully mature sugar cane stem can grow as tall as five meters
Sugar cane and sugar beet are the most common sources of refined sugar
Sugar is sucrose which can is found naturally in many plants
Christopher Columbus is credited with bringing sugar to the Americas
The process of creating sugar through evaporation of the sugar cane juice began in India
The earliest known production of sugar dates back to 9000 BC in the southwest Pacific island of New Guinea

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