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A coarse, unprocessed sugar, which is generally brown in color, sticky textured and crumbly in consistency. This sugar, which may also be referred to as jaggery, gur or coconut sugar, is obtained by boiling down the sap from the coconut palm or the palmyra palm tree. The liquid is then cooled and dried to be shaped into crystallized cakes, cylindrical blocks, rough surfaced round balls, small logs, or packaged in cans and tubs as a soft, sweet paste to be sold in Asian food stores. If the sugar is smoke-cured it then becomes much darker in color and noticably distinct in flavor.
Jaggery sugar, which may also be made from sugar cane as well as palm sap, is often produced as a rough or smooth jaggery. The rough jaggery has a stronger flavor with both a molasses and caramel taste. The smooth jaggery has a much milder taste than the rough jaggery, providing more of the caramel flavor than the molasses flavor. The rough jaggery is commonly used in India to sweeten and balance the more intense flavors present in many lentil dishes.
Often used in Asian food dishes, palm sugar has a flavor that is similar to a combination of molasses and brown sugar. It is a sugar that is used to flavor beverages, curries, rice dishes, desserts, and candies.
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| A root vegetable that is grown commercially to be processed into sugar and sugar products. The Sugar Beet was developed from the Sea Beet and is a member of the beetroot and ... |
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| Shaped like an elongated oval, this variety of winter squash is a relative to the Delicata family squash species. Similar in appearance to the traditional Delicata, the Sugar ... |
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| A sweet dark mixture made from the sap of the date palm tree. Referred to as "sweet toddy" the sap is boiled down to produce palm syrup and palm sugar. To keep from damaging the ... |
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| A ham that is wet or dry cured where sugar is at least ½ of the sweetening ingredient used in the curing mix. The sugar must be used in an amount sufficient to affect the flavor ... |
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| In reference to wine, "sugar residue" is a term describing the sugar that has not turned to alcohol and remains in the wine. |
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Powdered Sugar Frosting Recipe
2 1/2 Cups powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons water
1 Tablespoon light corn syrup
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
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| Ever had to hunt for the bananas in your pudding? This is Sugar Free but Fabulous. Cool Whip adds creamy texture and extra bananas are a must. |
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| Easy, non-roll out sugar cookie. |
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| Crunchy, sweet cookie that is perfect for all your special guests. |
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| The sugar snap peas add a fresh sweet flavor to this quick and easy cole slaw recipe that makes a perfect summer side dish. |
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| A great recipe to use with cookie cutters to shape a theme or highlight an event. |
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