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Article: The Main Ingredient: The darker, the better; More brown in brown sugar creates richer sweets
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
- Article date:
- September 8, 2002
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IN the children's classic "Anne of Green Gables," a crotchety old
brother and sister adopt a young orphan girl. Six months go by before
the brother, Matthew, realizes that little Anne needs a new dress.
Matthew takes himself to the general store, but he's too shy to
ask for a dress. Instead, he blurts out the first thing that comes to
mind. Later, he sheepishly shows his sister his unexpected purchase:
20 pounds of ...
"Brown sugar!" exclaimed Marilla. "Whatever possessed you to get
so much? You know I never use it except for the hired man's porridge
or black fruitcake. Jerry's gone and I've made my cake long ago. It's
not good sugar, either - it's ...