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... sugar - plantations in Jamaica , of the sugarcanes and sugar - mills . Lucy recollected that the sugarcane is a sort of straw - col- oured , jointed reed , about the thickness of the handle of an umbrella ; that it grows in general to ...
... sugar - plantations in Jamaica , of the sugarcanes and sugar - mills . Lucy recollected that the sugarcane is a sort of straw - col- oured , jointed reed , about the thickness of the handle of an umbrella ; that it grows in general to ...
Page 348
... sugar from the molasses and other substances contained in the juice . The great object is to obtain the sugar as pure as pos- sible . Much is wasted by being over - heated , by which it loses the power of crystallizing , and is ...
... sugar from the molasses and other substances contained in the juice . The great object is to obtain the sugar as pure as pos- sible . Much is wasted by being over - heated , by which it loses the power of crystallizing , and is ...
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... sugar , as I have already told you , consists of two sweet substances , sugar , forming small crystals , and molasses . Molasses is combined with a dark colouring matter , which makes the sugar brown . To get rid of this is the thing to ...
... sugar , as I have already told you , consists of two sweet substances , sugar , forming small crystals , and molasses . Molasses is combined with a dark colouring matter , which makes the sugar brown . To get rid of this is the thing to ...
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