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Smith, Andrew F., 1946-, author.
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641.336 SMI
Publication Date
2015
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"Sugar is one of the most beloved substances consumed by humans, and also one of the most reviled. It has come to dominate our diets -- whether in candy, desserts, soft drinks or even bread and pasta sauces -- for better and for worse. This fascinating history of this addictive ingredient reveals its incredible value as a global commodity and explores its darker legacies of slavery and widespread obesity" --Provided by book jacket.
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by
Smith, Andrew F., 1946-
Call Number
641.336 SMI
Publication Date
2015
Summary
It's no surprise that sugar has been on our minds for millennia. First cultivated in New Guinea around 8,000 B.C.E., this addictive sweetener has since come to dominate our appetites-whether in candy, desserts, soft drinks, or even pasta sauces-for better and for worse. In this book, Andrew F. Smith offers a fascinating history of this simultaneously beloved and reviled ingredient, holding its incredible value as a global commodity up against its darker legacies of slavery and widespread obesity. As Smith demonstrates, sugar's past is chockfull of determined adventurers: relentless s
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641.6374 PAN
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2017 2016
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Pana Chocolate, The Recipes, is the sweet book vegans and health-aware sweet tooths have been waiting for. It includes over 70 recipes that cover the sweet spectrum - from breakfast (chia pudding, granola, buckwheat porridge) to kids parties (chocolate crackles, honey joys), to uniquely plated creations based around raw chocolate to traditional desserts that can be made raw, there is something to delight each sweet craving without the guilt of modern additives. It also presents the story of this remarkable Melbourne business that has quickly achieved a global following for its unique handmade chocolates and desserts that avoid preservatives and are all raw, organic, vegan, free from dairy, gluten, soy and refined sugar, and still taste great! Pana Chocolate, The Recipes unlocks the secrets behind some of its best-loved creations and offers the ultimate raw chocolate experience for home cooks.
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Hahnemann, Trine.
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641.5635
Publication Date
2016
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Forget the Mediterranean diet - the Nordic diet is the best approach for healthy living.
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Bray, Francesca, editor.
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633.18 23
Publication Date
2015
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"Global Networks and New Histories Rice today is food to half the world's population. Its history is inextricably entangled with the emergence of colonialism, the global networks of industrial capitalism, and the modern world economy. The history of rice is currently a vital and innovative field of research attracting serious attention, but no attempt has yet been made to write a history of rice and its place in the rise of capitalism from a global and comparative perspective. Rice is a first step toward such a history. The fifteen chapters, written by specialists on Africa, the Americas, and several regions of Asia, are premised on the utility of a truly international approach to history. Each one brings a new approach that unsettles prevailing narratives and suggests new connections. Together they cast new light on the significant roles of rice as crop, food, and commodity and shape historical trajectories and interregional linkages in Africa, the Americas, Europe, and Asia"--
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641.6461
Publication Date
2015
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