Sugar can be found in pretty much every plant, but it can only be extracted – or at least economically efficiently – from sugarcane and sugar beet.
It was first introduced in England in the Middle Ages as a spice, not as a sweetener.
Sugar can be found in pretty much every plant, but it can only be extracted – or at least economically efficiently – from sugarcane and sugar beet.
It was first introduced in England in the Middle Ages as a spice, not as a sweetener.