Ebook {Epub PDF} Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar by Peter Macinnis

Bittersweet is full of ripping yarns and acts of bastardry. Through the ages, sugar has offered opportunities of tremendous riches to the unscrupulous few who grew and sold it. But in the days of manual processing, these fortunes were built on the backbreaking labour of slaves. Bittersweet explores the effects that sugar has had on the world. A foodstuff we take for granted and indulge in more than 4/5(4). Forty years after first chewing on sugar cane in New Guinea, the home of sugar, the author underwent some complex dental work as a direct result of his sweet tooth. This led him to explore sugar 3/5(1).  · Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar. by. Peter Macinnis (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · ratings · 16 reviews. This social and historical exploration traces the history of sugarcane from its home in New Guinea to Shakespeare’s England. Fascinating sugar lore and anecdotes are included, such as how Queen Elizabeth I became so /5.

Bittersweet: the story of sugar Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Bittersweet: the story of sugar by Macinnis, Peter. Publication date Topics Sugar, Sugar trade, Sucre, Sucre "Bittersweet explores the effects that sugar has had on the world. This foodstuff that we take for granted - and indulge in more than we. Bittersweet is full of ripping yarns and acts of bastardry. Through the ages, sugar has offered opportunities of tremendous riches to the unscrupulous few who grew and sold it. But in the days of manual processing, these fortunes were built on the backbreaking labour of slaves. Bittersweet explores the effects that sugar has had on the world. A. 'Few foods have had such an impact on human history as sugar, from its origins, its influence on the slave trade and its use as a medicine, a luxury, a comfort food and now a cheap filler in the modern processed food supply. Peter Macinnis has traced its path carefully, cleverly crafting the story of all its sweet and sour effects.'.

Bittersweet: The Story of Sugar. by. Peter Macinnis (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · ratings · 16 reviews. This social and historical exploration traces the history of sugarcane from its home in New Guinea to Shakespeare’s England. Fascinating sugar lore and anecdotes are included, such as how Queen Elizabeth I became so. Although Peter Macinnis traces the story of sugar from its origins in New Guinea through to the 20th century, he does so in a very entertaining rather than comprehensive way. As such, this is a good introduction, but will leave the reader with many questions unanswered. Bittersweet: the story of sugar is an interesting and entertaining little book. I'd always thought that sugar was a New World crop, but apparently it was first cultivated in New Guinea, and then it spread to India, where crystalized sugar was first produced and traded.