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[1] Demerara sugar (photo by Glane | Wikipedia). [2] Turbinado sugar (photo by Leena | Wikipedia). Demerara sugar is natural brown sugar made by partially refining sugar cane extract. It’s a more nutritious product than what we know as “light” and “dark” brown sugar. These are made by adding molasses to fully refined white…
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Good to the last drop. Photo courtesy Savannah Bee Company. When there’s just a bit of honey left in the jar, don’t toss it out: Make a honey julep. Fill the honey jar halfway with hot water, screw the cap on and shake until the honey is dissolved. Pour the “honey water” over ice, add…
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Do you care if your honey is “honest honey”—ethically sourced? Then read the labels. Last year, the U.S. produced only about 144 million pounds of the 382 million pounds of honey consumed. The remainder was imported from Argentina, Brazil, Canada and other countries. And it’s the “other countries” wherein the problem lies—specifically, Asian imports. Two…
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To celebrate the new Black Eyed Peas E.N.D. tour, Bacardi, official spirit of the tour, has created a commemorative cocktail. It may not be the easiest thing to make because of the need to find black sugar; but if you’re a Black Eyed Peas fan, as we are, it’s worth the effort. THE BACARDI V.I.PEA…
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Coffee: neat, pressed and hungry for a shot (of Java & Co. syrup, that is). Photo © Elina Manninen | Fotolia.com. Millions of people in America walk into their favorite coffee emporium and order their java with a shot of syrup. Amaretto, caramel, hazelnut and vanilla are very popular, and it’s high season for egg…
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