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Refined tastes : sugar, confectionery, and consumers in nineteenth-century America /

"American consumers today regard sugar as a mundane and sometimes even troublesome substance linked to hyperactivity in children and other health concerns. Yet two hundred years ago American consumers treasured sugar as a rare commodity and consumed it only in small amounts. In Refined Tastes:...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woloson, Wendy A., 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, ©2002.
Colección:Johns Hopkins University studies in historical and political science ; ser. 120, no. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface and acknowledgments
  • Introduction : Refining tastes
  • Sugarcoating history : the rise of sweets
  • Sweet youth : children and candy
  • Cold comforts : ice cream
  • Sinfully sweet : chocolates and bonbons
  • Icing on the cake : ornamental sugar work
  • Home sweet home : domesticated sugar
  • Conclusion : Sweet surrender
  • Postscript : Sweet and low down.