In culinary and household terms, sugar is called sucrose – an ordinary food sweetener that is obtained by processing sugar cane or sugar beet.
The white color of sugar is achieved during refining, but at the same time its individual crystals remain colorless. Many varieties of sugar contain different amounts of vegetable juice – molasses, which gives the crystals different shades of white color.
Sugar is an indispensable ingredient in many drinks, dishes, confectionery and bakery products. It is a familiar additive to coffee, cocoa and tea; confectionery creams, ice cream, icing and sweets cannot do without it. As a good preservative, white sugar is used in cooking jam, making jelly and other products from fruits and berries. Today, white sugar can be found almost everywhere, even where it is not expected to be found. For example, it may end up in low-fat diet yogurt or sausages, as well as in the manufacture of canned meat.
White sugar on sale is in the form of granulated sugar and refined sugar in pieces. Granulated sugar is packed in bags of different capacity, usually from one to fifty kilograms. Dense polyethylene bags are used, inside of which a film is additionally stretched to protect the contents from moisture and the spillage of crystals. Refined products are packed in cardboard boxes. The high hygroscopicity of white sugar causes certain requirements for its storage. The room where the product is located must be dry, protected from temperature fluctuations. Storing it at high humidity will lead to the formation of lumps. Sugar has the ability to absorb foreign odors, so you should not keep it near products with strong flavors.
White sugar is very high in calories – almost 400 kcal per one hundred grams of the product, and its composition consists entirely of carbohydrates. Therefore, when dieting, it is recommended to limit the use of this product in its pure form (for sweetening coffee or tea) and in the form of various sugar-containing drinks, cakes, cookies, etc.
Fast, simple and useful! The salad is so delicious that it is prepared in just 10 minutes. This green salad will be a great side dish for meat or fish.
Warm beef salad is my favorite salad, perfect for a light dinner. The right combination of vegetables and proteins, and even with soy sauce dressing – in general, you’ll lick your fingers.
I decided to dilute the classic taste of my favorite dessert with meringue and nuts. It turned out the most winter combination: honey, nuts, spices. This cake was baked for my eldest son’s birthday. There are no indifferent people left, and we have a new version of the cake “Custom-made”.
New Year’s holidays are not only a festive table, candles and treats. This also includes gatherings with friends, visits and, of course, breakfast with family. It is for such breakfasts that I suggest you prepare this tender and delicious casserole. Something similar was prepared by my grandmother when I was with her on New Year’s holidays. Of course, there was no cottage cheese then, but there was cottage cheese and sour cream. This option is very similar to the one that was in childhood.
The taste of baking with cinnamon is the most Christmas, wonderful and festive. Spend half an hour and fill the house with this magical, fabulous smell, and drink tea at the same time. To heal.
New Year’s days seem to be the most wonderful, the brightest, the most mysterious… For a festive tea party, I suggest baking a cake, cottage cheese, but with nuts. To heal.
Custard cranberry sauce is able to give the dish a unique, bright and special taste. This sauce goes well with cheesecakes, pancakes, pancakes, etc. and it is prepared very simply and very quickly.
