SC - Sugar

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/2/00 12:37:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
macdairi at hotmail.com writes:

<< Hmm...since treacle, from what I remember, is a byproduct of cane sugar 
 refinement I would place it as out of period...
 
 
 
 Cadoc >>

OOPS! Sugar and it's manufacture was well within period. It was for many 
centuries used as a medicine and was at one time available only by 
prescription. It was elevated (or denigrated) to the position of common food 
only recently in history.