jan 8, 1715 - Sugar and Spice!

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In the early 1700s people started using sugar as a spice. It was also used in medicinal practices as a treatment for dry coughs, fevers and chapped lips. It was also used to balance out the rancid taste of snakeskin or faeces. A doctor quoted "Sugar is a veritable cure-all, it's only defect is that it could make ladies too fat".

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