31.   Cook stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and liquid boils.

32.   For savory dishes, I actually prefer the packaged kind, phyllo, because it cooks better when there is no sugar in the recipe.

33.   Gradually add sugar until meringue is shiny and tight.

34.   Historically, sugar has been the single most important export of countries such as the Dominican Republic.

35.   If crops are damaged in Florida, sugar will be available out of the Midwest.

36.   If ranching is a bad case of agricultural welfare-dependency, sugar is worse.

37.   If you wanted bread or cake you bought it from a baker, and sugar was incredibly expensive.

38.   In days when refined sugar was precious and candy thermometers were unknown, families made candy as entertainment.

39.   In the core demographic, unrefined sugar is the emotional stimulant of choice.

40.   More women than men are supertasters, to whom sugar is sweeter and chiles have more oomph.