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Author Benjamin, Susan, 1957- author.

Title Sweet as sin : the unwrapped story of how candy became America's favorite pleasure / by Susan Benjamin.

Publication Info. Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, [2016]
©2016

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Location Call No. Status
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  338.4766 BENJAMIN    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  338.4766 BENJAMIN    Check Shelf
 Plainville Public Library - Non Fiction  338.4766 BEN    Check Shelf
Description 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-305) and index.
Contents Lois and Howie, Dan and me -- Sweet at the start -- Sugar from fruit and fruit from fruit -- Roots, bark, and beans -- All the food in the world -- Then cometh the sugarcane -- A bad case of sugar blues -- An arsenal of sugar -- A gift from the gods -- Chocolate over water -- The mystery of the marvelous Wilbur Buds -- Candy bar blitz -- Candy for fun and flavor -- Just a spoonful of what? -- The great American candy store -- The penny candy explosion -- The history of an American-made passion -- Still wrapped in bag and basket -- Candy bowls and ice cream trucks.
Subject Candy industry -- United States -- History.
Confectionery -- United States -- History.
Confectioners -- United States -- Biography.
Candy industry. (OCoLC)fst00845685
Confectioners. (OCoLC)fst00874620
Confectionery. (OCoLC)fst00874623
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9781633881402 (pbk.)
1633881407 (pbk.)
9781633881419 (e-book)
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