SC - Re: Sugar Questions
Yeldham, Caroline S
csy20688 at GlaxoWellcome.co.uk
Wed Jul 8 05:37:36 PDT 1998
Treacle, usually referred to as a by-product of sugar-refining, was
being used as a medicine at least by the 15th century. So was this
being imported separately?
Caroline
> Originally, white sugar was all that was imported into Europe. By the
> 15th
> Century, the wily Venetians were importing "black sugar" and refining
> it, so
> they could pocket the refiner's profits. This suggests that the less
> refined sugars would be more available in later period cooking than in
> earlier period cooking with exceptions for sugar producing regions.
>
> Bear
>
>
>
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