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EPISODE · Aug 23, 2023 · 31 MIN

094 Changes to Sugar World

from The History of American Food · host Margaret Hardin

Sugar is sugar... right?Not so much. I mean, the sugar everyone cares about it cane sugar, but honey and maple syrup & sugar are also playing a role at this point.And then war. War gets in the way of everything, especially when you end up in a war with the country supplying you most of your sugar. Twice!And then there's a whole seperate revolutioin on the other place you are getting your sugar from.1776 - 1815 were certainly fraught years for sugar in the brand new United States. Come find out how.Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com Threads@THoAFoodTwitter: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFoodBlueSky: THoAFood.bsky.socialMusic Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor TurtleShow Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot comThreads: @THoAFoodInstagram: @THoAFood& some other socials... @THoAFood

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Sugar is sugar... right?Not so much. I mean, the sugar everyone cares about it cane sugar, but honey and maple syrup & sugar are also playing a role at this point.And then war. War gets in the way of everything, especially when you end up in a war...

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