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.
An interesting snack, from the series “fast and tasty, beautiful and healthy”. But this is one of the main conditions when preparing a festive lunch or dinner, and certainly on New Year’s days, because there is not enough time. And this recipe will not require much effort, marinate, put in the refrigerator, fry for 5 minutes before serving. Recommend.
Last year, for the first time, I salted green tomatoes myself and was very satisfied with both the taste and the wide range of applications. This year I did it again… I bring to Your attention a very simple but colourful and delicious salad of fresh and pickled tomatoes.
New year’s holidays are also long holidays, when you want to feed everyone delicious, but spend as little effort as possible. i suggest making a jelly pie with jam. of course, there are a lot of them, but this recipe is made with milk and with little secrets, so that it turns out tender, and the filling was in the middle.
It just so happened that the New Year and Christmas are associated with red and green in many peoples. this tradition has its roots far back in the middle ages and is still relevant today. Therefore, I propose to bake a cake in the traditional color scheme.
