Sugar loaf
Contemporary Era, Europe
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Sugar loaves were produced less and less from the late 19th century onwards and were gradually replaced by granulated sugar. However, in Germany, miniature loaves are still used today to prepare a traditional Christmas drink called the Feuerzangenbowle.
Datasheet
- Type: Food
- Place of origin: Germany
- Materials and techniques: Food Paper Stainless steel
- Date: 20th century
- Dimensions: loaf: 16 x 6 cm / stand: 27 x 9 x 2 cm
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The history of sugar
Several substances are now used to sweeten food and drink. For many centuries, people used honey as the sole sweetener. Sugar cane was known in Asia in prehistoric times and was a plant people took with them as they moved around. Rare and expensive in the Middle Ages, sugar became democratised in the 19th century as a result of sugar beet farming and sugar extraction in industrial refineries.