Sugar and Everything Nice
In the sixteenth century, sugar was considered a spice and its use was
sometimes excessive in the pursuit of the good life among the rich...
The Profits of the Pepper Trade
The profits of the pepper trade were enormous, and there were several
attempts to corner the market...
Rethinking the History of Spices
Frankincense and myrrh, incense and cinnabar, cinnamon and cassia, and
all the spices we associate with long ago times, have traditionally been thought
of as arriving in the Mediterranean from the East...
Introduction of Sugar to Sicily
The Arabs had introduced sugar to Sicily by the tenth century and established sugar
mills...
The Medieval Spice Trade and the Diffusion of the Chile
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Bibliography for Some Like it Hot
For the bibliography of Clifford A...
Zeppole di San Giuseppe
Zeppole di
San Giuseppe, a fried dough specialty made for the festival of St...
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