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.
Another of my great loves is the tenderness and lightness of marshmallows… What else is missing during the flowering and awakening of nature? I used to think that marshmallows and marmalade are soooo difficult!!! And they can only be prepared on an industrial scale in factories! But it turned out that there is nothing mega complicated about it… but you always know what sweets you can treat your beloved children to! Come, I’ll tell you everything in great detail!
How many different honey cakes have I tried, there is nothing tastier than this! An unusual way of cooking, a minimum of products, inexpensive. At the same time, it is tender, fragrant, insanely delicious.
A very tasty, delicate dessert, more like a souffle, with the aroma of lemon and vanilla. You can just eat it, or you can make layers of this marshmallow in cakes and pastries.
A delicate, fragrant, healthy and very tasty dessert. And the kids will be happy, and the adults will not refuse. Yes, most likely, this is a casserole, although in the original source it was called “pie”… And there is not a gram of flour in the ingredients.
I gave this name to this bean because I cook it, for some reason, only once a year – at Christmas. Although this dish is very tasty, satisfying and easy to prepare. There is an opinion that there must be bean dishes on the Christmas table as a symbol of prosperity. Our choice fell on this option.