SC - Sugar Stuff! Was: Cane Honey??
Decker, Terry D.
TerryD at Health.State.OK.US
Sun Nov 2 13:15:25 PST 1997
>I did a research paper to prove or disprove the existence of
>"powdered sugar" in the Middle Ages/Renaissance. As you can see, I
>found it, but not in the form I expected. Modern powered sugar is much
>more finely ground than one can do with mortar and pestle, but a finely
>ground sugar can be obtained with a little muscle power.
>
>Alys Katharine
I thought they had powdered sugar in period, but I couldn't find the
references.
If they were exporting powdered sugar, I expect they used a rotary quern
rather than a mortar and pestle. With a set of hard stones, the grind
would be very fine and the quantity would make the venture commercially
feasible.
Bear
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