[Sca-cooks] CAne vs Beet sugar

[Pixel, Goddess and Queen]

My husband insists that he can tell the difference between cane and beet
sugar by the smell, but AFAIK there is no real difference between the two
sugars WRT chemical properties. I've used cane and beet sugar
interchangeably for doing things like caramel andcooked fondant, and they
act just the same.

Margaret (not Maire)


On Wed, 15 May 2002, AnnaMarie wrote:

> Mairi, I have cone sugar that is brownish and I scrape off the cone.  I
> don't have any idea what "kind" of sugar it is.  Apparently it's used in
> Mexican cooking, the sign is in Spanish.  How would you test for what type
> of sugar it is?
>
> Kristianne
> Wolf Song Day Spa & Herb Shop
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sue Clemenger" <mooncat at in-tch.com>
> To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2002 10:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] CAne vs Beet sugar
>
>
> > I think they must have been a significant crop here, too (NW Montana).
> > At least at one point...the software company for whom I work is housed
> > in a reconverted sugar beet factory.  There are a few pictures of the
> > buildings and surrounding area dating back to the factory days...lots of
> > railroad tracks, so perhaps the beets were just shipped here.
> > Hmmm...I may have to go *shopping* this weekend, and look for both
> > kinds.....
> > --Maire, wanting an adventure anyway