Mexican Coke: Taste the Sugar Cane

A friend recently purchased an illicit bottle of Mexican Coca-Cola in these very United States.  Since distributing Mexican versions of soft drinks in the US can bring about severe litigation, I should not like to take chances with his liberty (link).  Thus, in order to protect his identity, he shall be named only by [...]

February 6, 2009  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Fun Food Facts  3 Comments

Sugar, the Industrial Revolution, and Women’s Rights

The colonial expansion into the Americas led to the discovery of vast lands ready for extensive production of sugar cane, a highly prized and rare commodity at that time. Investors and colonial explorers imported slaves from across the Atlantic from Africa to do the dirty work. The Atlantic slave trade and the mass [...]

January 16, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Fun Food Facts, Health, Politics  2 Comments