094 Changes to Sugar World

Sugar is sugar... right?<br /><br />Not so much. I mean, the sugar everyone cares about it cane sugar, but honey and maple syrup &amp; sugar are also playing a role at this point.<br /><br />And then war. War gets in the way of everything, especially when you end up in a war with the country supplying you most of your sugar. <br />Twice!<br /><br />And then there's a whole seperate revolutioin on the other place you are getting your sugar from.<br />1776 - 1815 were certainly fraught years for sugar in the brand new United States. <br />Come find out how.<br /><br />Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle<br />Show Notes: <a href="https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/</a><br />Email: TheHistoryofAmericanFood at gmail dot com <br />Threads@THoAFood<br />Twitter: @THoAFood<br />Instagram: @THoAFood<br />BlueSky: THoAFood.bsky.social