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Sweet as sin : the unwrapped story of how candy became America's favorite pleasure / Susan Benjamin.
Lippincott Library HD9330.C653 U5236 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benjamin, Susan, 1957- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Candy industry--United States--History.
- Candy industry.
- Confectionery--United States--History.
- Confectionery.
- Confectioners--United States--Biography.
- Confectioners.
- History.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2016.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-305) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781633881402
- 1633881407
- OCLC:
- 916591835
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