Re- SC - Sugar Stuff! Was-

[Mark Harris]

Elise Fleming wrote:
> Here's another paragraph (p. 61):  "Sugar was sometimes purchased as a
> liquid, 'mel de calamele' or 'mel sucre' as it was called; 

Then  Adamantius replied:
> Sounds suspiciously similar to the syrup on Baklava, doesn't it? Sounds
> like cane honey, too, given the translations of "mel sucre", etc.

Maybe. What are the translations of "mel sucre" and "mel de calamele" for
those of us less educated in foriegn languages? So is this sugar syrup on
Baklava made from just sugar and water?

Thanks.
  Stefan li Rous

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