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Sweet as Sin: The Unwrapped Story of How Candy Became America's Favorite Pleasure

✍️ Benjamin, Susan
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🏛 Prometheus Books 📅 2016 📔 Paperback ISBN: 9781633881402

📝 Description: Sweet as Sin: The Unwrapped Story of How Candy Became America's Favorite Pleasure

There's more to candy than its sugary taste. As this book shows, candy has a remarkable history, most of it sweet, some of it bitter. The author, a food historian and candy expert, ...

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Operating entirely from a sparse catalogue description, this volume relies heavily on its placement within the food-history section to signal its appeal. Written by a food historian and candy expert, the text promises an examination of candy that goes far beyond a simple sugary taste, touching on both sweet and bitter historical realities. However, because specific plot points, dates, and structural details are absent from the provided material, prospective readers must be comfortable diving into a broad historical overview without a detailed roadmap. It will not suit readers seeking a practical recipe book, a technical baking manual, or a tightly focused biographical narrative. Instead, it is best suited for casual browsers and dedicated food historians who enjoy thematic culinary backstories.
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Eatbook Family editorial team

Operating entirely from a sparse catalogue description, this volume relies heavily on its placement within the food-history section to signal its appeal. Written by a food historian and candy expert, the text promises an examination of candy that goes far beyond a simple sugary taste, touching on both sweet and bitter historical realities. However, because specific plot points, dates, and structural details are absent from the provided material, prospective readers must be comfortable diving into a broad historical overview without a detailed roadmap. It will not suit readers seeking a practical recipe book, a technical baking manual, or a tightly focused biographical narrative. Instead, it is best suited for casual browsers and dedicated food historians who enjoy thematic culinary backstories.

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