abolitionist sugar sampler box

a collection of the sugars that shaped american food history, each with its own relationship to enslavement. theres cane sugarwhite and brown. these uneven pieces reflect those cut with nippers when sugar came in hard uncut cones. as cane sugar was so integral in the economy of enslaving others, abolitionists in the free produce movement found alternatives. one was relatively unprocessed beet sugar crystals, with a rich flavor and beautiful crystal form. theres sorghum, from the sorghum grain that arrived with enslaved workers and was boiled into a sweet molasses, and honey, created by another newcomer to the north american landscapethe honey bee. and sweeteners were native to north america, such as maple, here in boiled form, and sugar from berriesboth used by native americans for legends of time. a true taste of american sugars that shaped the foods of today. all natural! delightful and important!