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Sugar

When Every Ketchup But One Went Extinct

The main casualty of the catsup war was flavor.

Sam Lin-Sommer August 16, 2022

McBryde Sugar Plantation Cemetery

A burial ground for workers at one of Hawai'i's largest sugarcane producers that laid buried for decades.

Homosassa, Florida

Yulee Sugar Mill Ruins Historic State Park

Ruins of an old sugar mill sitting quietly next to a park in rural Florida.

Kahului, Hawaii

Alexander & Baldwin Sugar Museum

Inside, visitors are treated to the rich history of sugar farming and its impact on Hawaiian society.

Aachen, Germany

Printen Museum

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Ron del Barrilito

Puerto Rico's oldest rum producer started its 140-year-old business with "a little barrel."

Sugar Land, Texas

Sugar Land Heritage Foundation and Museum

Its collection is a sweet reminder of the shuttered factory.

Crystal Beach Sugar Waffles

These deep-fried dough daisies outlived the Fort Erie amusement park in which they were born.

Edgard, Louisiana

Evergreen Plantation

This 19th-century sugarcane plantation is one of the most well-preserved estates of its kind, including its original quarters for enslaved laborers.

Toronto, Ontario

Redpath Sugar Refinery Museum

In the back of a bustling factory lurks a quiet museum honoring the history of Canadian sugar manufacturing.

The Indigenous Tribes Fighting to Reclaim Stevia From Coca-Cola

Guaraní have long cultivated the plant, which they introduced to a world hungry for natural sweeteners.

Eric J. Wallace July 12, 2019

This Cake Artist Makes Confectionery Look Like Classical Paintings

Julie Simon’s sugar flowers are edible horticultural wonders.

Rohini Chaki May 28, 2019

New Orleans, Louisiana

Hansen's Sno-Bliz Snoballs

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

Louisiana Russian Cake

Recycling comes to dessert, with delicious outcomes.

Pashmak

This hand-pulled cotton candy treat from Iran looks like threads of unspun silk.

Central Aguirre, Puerto Rico

The Ruins of Central Aguirre

This nearly abandoned "company town" is a ghost of Puerto Rico's once-lucrative sugar industry.

Muttamala and Kinnathappam

This two-ingredient Malabari dessert turns separated eggs into a striking delicacy.

Your Christmas Tree Could Be Recycled Into Sugar

Researchers hope for a zero-waste alternative to landfills.

Rohini Chaki January 11, 2019