Sugar plums, centuries-old confections, evolve from labor-intensive candies to simple fruit-and-nut treats that evoke spirit ...

Sugar, we are often told, is bad for us. According to recent health advice, adults should restrict their sugar intake to between six and nine teaspoons daily. But what is more upsetting about sugar is ...

An overview of the history of sugar beets in the Red River Valley. This short story chronicles the history of growing sugar beets in the Red River Valley. The story dives into how farmers hired ...

BUT AS OUR SAM CARTER FOUND OUT, NOTHING IS SUGAR COATED. YEAH, THAT EXHIBIT NOW OPEN AT THE SPEED MUSEUM, IS CALLED THE BITTER AND THE SWEET, AND IT TAKES A DEEP DIVE INTO THOSE THAT CONSUMED AND ...

Before Kollen Park Drive, there was Holland Sugar Company. And before there was a sugar beet industry, there were forests. In 1839, potato grower Lucius Lyon introduced Michigan’s Saginaw Valley to ...

There’s a not-so-sweet side to the story of sugar. Explore the complicated saga of the sweet substance, including its historic role in the slave trade and its contemporary connection to health issues ...

Once the 'sugar bowl of the world,' Cuba's sugar industry declined due to economic and political challenges following the ...

With our sugar consumption likely to rise with Halloween candy piling up, we look at the history of sugar and why California’s last sugar beet plant is leaving the state. The last sugar beat factory ...

Food scholar Darra Goldstein has published numerous books and articles on literature, culture, art, and cuisine. She recently edited The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets, an exhaustive compendium ...