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Reviewed on September 15, 2013 | Science and Technology
"Demon candy, demon rum": both alcohol and sugar have long occupied a fraught place in American culture and consciousness. We just haven't been able to stay away from sweets, and here Kawash (emerita, women's & gender studies, Rutgers Univ.) ably traces the history of candy making and eating since the late 1800s. She chronicles the bigger picture of candy in the United State...Log In or Sign Up to Read More