Sugar Recipes

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

Hard Sugar Gingerbread
3/4 cup butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 3/4 cup milk 5 cups flour 3/4 tablespoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 3/4 tablespoon ginger
Brown Sugar Caramels
2 1/2 tablespoons butter 2 cups light brown sugar 2 tablespoons molasses 1/2 cup cream 1 teaspoon vanilla
Burnt Brown Sugar Pie
1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 1/4 cup milk 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 2 eggs, separated 1 1/2 tablespoons melted butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 baked pastry shell 2 tablespoons sugar
Clarified Sugar
2 lbs loaf sugar 1 pint cold water 1/2 egg white
Boiled Frosting (that will never sugar)
1 cup sugar 1/3 cup water White of 1 egg 1/3 cup white karo syrup
Brown Sugar Drop Cookies
1 pound butter 4 cups brown sugar 4 eggs 4 cups sifted flour 2/3 teaspoon baking soda 1 pound pecans, chopped
Sugar Pie
3 cups light brown sugar 1/2 cup melted butter 1/2 cup cream 3 eggs Lemon extract
Brown Sugar Fudge
2 Tbsps butter 2 cups brown sugar 3/4 cup milk or thin cream 3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
Sugar Sauce
1/2 pint granulated sugar 1/2 cup water Piece of butter the size of a walnut Lemon or vanilla extract 1 Tbsp lemon juice
Green Mint Sugar
1/3 cup sugar 2 drops green color paste 1 drop of peppermint oil

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