Sweet History
Ice cream needed a discovery in chemistry before it needed a recipe
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Sweet History
Where a dessert came from, and what it displaced when it arrived.
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Sugar was a spice long before it became a staple
For centuries in Europe sugar was sold by weight alongside pepper and cinnamon, and the modern separation of sweet from savoury only makes sense once you know that.
By Amrita Kohli · · 3 min read
Sweet History
Chocolate spent most of its history as a bitter drink
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Sweet History
White icing signalled money before it signalled tradition
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Sweet History
Chemical leavening created a whole category of baking
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Sweet History
Vanilla stayed rare until somebody solved a pollination problem
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Sweet History
Marzipan followed sugar westward and settled where the almonds were
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Sweet History
The croissant is younger than its origin story suggests
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Sweet History
The oven with a dial changed what a cake could be
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Sweet History
Most old sweets were a way of getting fruit through the winter
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Sweet History
Coffee and tea created the demand for something to eat alongside them
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Sweet History
The roller mill made white flour cheap and changed what bakers could assume
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