Sweet as sin : the unwrapped story of how candy became America's favorite pleasure /

READERS WITH AN INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF FOOD AND AMERICANA WILL SAVOR THIS CULTURAL HISTORY There's more to candy than its sugary taste. As this book shows, candy has a remarkable history, most of it sweet, some of it bitter. The author, a food historian and candy expert, tells the whole sto...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Benjamin, Susan, 1957- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2016.
Temas:
Candy industry > United States > History.
Confectionery > United States > History.
Confectioners > United States > Biography.
Bonbons > Industrie > États-Unis > Histoire.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Candy industry
Confectioners
Confectionery
United States
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Lois and Howie, Dan and me
  • Sweet at the start
  • Sugar from fruit and fruit from fruit
  • Roots, bark, and beans
  • All the food in the world
  • Then cometh the sugarcane
  • A bad case of sugar blues
  • An arsenal of sugar
  • A gift from the gods
  • Chocolate over water
  • The mystery of the marvelous Wilbur Buds
  • Candy bar blitz
  • Candy for fun and flavor
  • Just a spoonful of what?
  • The great American candy store
  • The penny candy explosion
  • The history of an American-made passion
  • Still wrapped in bag and basket
  • Candy bowls and ice cream trucks.

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