1860s Period Foods - Including Good Down Home Eatin'

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For centuries, sugar cane was a staple in southern areas of the U.S. and on coastal islands. It was as good a crop to produce as cotton or tobacco. Maybe that's why we love our "sweets" so sweet.

Betty and I live for Easter because we can get an abundance of Cadbury eggs. To my taste, they are not all that sweet. If I had to choose the sweetest sweet of all the candies I have sampled, it would be a toss-up between South Carolina or Georgia pralines and Velatis caramels that I mentioned earlier.

P.S. Bringing sweet into human terms (and this is intended to make him blush), Roger Norton, our forum guru, is absolutely one of the sweetest, kindest, and understanding individuals I have ever known. That's my post-Valentine sentiment to him because I missed sending it two days ago.