History Channel - Modern Marvels: Sugar (2006) PDTV XviD-MiRAGETVLanguage: English
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Genre: DocumentaryThe
sugar industry came of age on the backs of slaves toiling in Caribbean fields, and British desire to control production of
sugar and its byproduct, rum.
Sugar also played a surprisingly critical part in America's battle for independence. Tour a
sugar plantation on Maui, Hawaii to get an inside look at how
cane sugar is produced today and learn how the
sugar stalks are put through an extensive process of extraction and purification--and how a ton of harvested
cane results in 200 pounds of raw
sugar. Learn the technology behind creating the sweetener in all of its permutations, including corn syrup, brown
sugar, powdered
sugar and cube
sugar, and how it's used in candies, soda and sauces as well as more exotic uses such as in pipe tobacco and processed meat.