Sweet as Sin: The Unwrapped Story of How Candy Became America's Favorite Pleasure

by Susan Benjamin

Book Overview

RECOMMENDED BY SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE AS A "BEST BOOK ABOUT FOOD OF 2016" READERS WITH AN INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF FOOD AND AMERICANA WILL SAVOR THIS CULTURAL HISTORYThere's more to candy than its sugary taste. As this book shows, candy has a remarkable history, most of it sweet, some of it bitter. The author, a food historian and candy expert, tells the whole story-from the harvesting of the marshmallow plant in ancient Egypt to the mass-produced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1633881407
• ISBN13: 9781633881402
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"