A bittersweet history 1st edition by elizabeth abbott isbn. The havemeyer family built the worlds largest sugar refinery that would be renamed domino, but also constructed a sugar empire that made henry havemeyer one of the richest and most powerful men in america. A bittersweet history is an intelligent and intriguing look at a product which manymost of us take for granted. We grow sugarcane, citrus and sweet corn for families across america. Extraction of juice from sugar cane history modern tandems magnets. Before sugar made from sugar cane was discovered, the. Apply to operator, specialty weigher, forklift operator and more. I struggled to get through this book at firsthis rapid global history of sugar production bounced rapidly through time and was difficult to slog through to get to his. The unsavory history of sugar, the insatiable american. American food for american families for more than 85 years, u. Sugar in early american history september 07, 2011 in studying sugarcane and sugar, weve looked at its biology, origins, spread to the west, association with forced labor, how it was processed in the olden days, and how the english developed a taste for it. In 20, it adopted the corporate brand name asr group. American sugar refining co 6519 carnegie ave cleveland oh 44103.
On may 31, 1900, the national sugar refining company of new jersey was incorporated in new jersey. Follow sugars historical journey across the world and the advances in. Many cane sugar mills produce raw sugar, which is sugar that still contains molasses, giving it more colour than the white sugar which is normally consumed in households and used as an ingredient in soft drinks and foods. Lyles puts golden syrup made from byproducts of sugar refining process in greenandgold tins. Our expertise in every aspect of the cane sugar process is without equal. Company gained control of the american sugar refining company. In the durham abbey account books the word for sugar is spelled zuker year 1299, succre 9, sucore 11. American sugar refining company brooklyn historical. Cane sugar refining companies in the united states manta.
Impressively researched and commandingly written, sugar will forever change perceptions of this sweet treat. We have expertise in every aspect of the cane sugar making process. It is north americas largest sugar refinery, making nearly two billion. That there was some sale of sugar and sugar candy in the early part of the eighteenth century is clear from an advertisement which appeared in the new york gazette on august 17, 1730. The extraction of sugar cane juice from the sugarcane plant, and the subsequent domestication of the plant in tropical southeast asia sometime around 4,000 bc. American sugar refining company continued to dominate the sugar industry in the united states through most of the 20th century. India, where the process of refining cane juice into granulated crystals was developed, was often visited by imperial. Raw sugar is made in tropical countries where sugar cane can be grown profitably. By 1892 american sugar enjoyed a virtual monopoly of sugar refining in the united states, controlling 98 percent of the industry. Purchase manufacture and refining of raw cane sugar, volume 2 2nd edition. It helps to think of refining as a series of steps from left to right where colour and nonsugars.
Contact louisiana sugar refining, llc 1230 south 5th ave. These photos of the abandoned domino sugar refinery document. A collection of historical resources that may be useful for those studying sugar and sugar cane as an industry. The items listed below are just a sample of csrs involvement in the pacific region. She is the author of several books, including sugar and haiti. Other articles where american sugar refining company is discussed. Its brands included the dominant domino sugar, franklin sugar, sunny cane sugar, and its west coast beet sugar operation under the spreckels brand. The two firms merge refining about 50% of the countrys sugar. Armies were burning or cutting off access to pacific cane fields, and the war effort. It can process up to 500 tons of grade 1 sugar every day. Inside our sugar refinery in fujian louis dreyfus company. National sugar refining company stock certificate 1950s. Search or browse our list of cane sugar refining companies by category or location. Edward charles howard invented a more fuelefficient method of refining sugar, which boiled the cane juice in a.
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A sugar refinery is a refinery which processes raw sugar into white refined sugar or that. While cane sugar does not need refining to be palatable, sugar from sugar beet is almost always refined to remove the strong, usually unwanted, taste. Sugar refining article about sugar refining by the free. Sugar refinery news newspapers books scholar jstor march. We have more than 150 years of experience taking sugarcane from the farm to the table.
This organization primarily operates in the granulated cane sugar, from purchased raw sugar or syrup business industry within the food and kindred products sector. New york society of model engineers library, rich taylor collection and historical maps of new jersey site of rutgers university. Manufacture and refining of raw cane sugar, volume 2 2nd. University studies in historical and political science woloson, wendy a. American sugar refining company american company britannica. A manual for the design and operation of sugar refining facilities, published by wiley.
Detail from jersey city and bayonne plat book hopkins, 1919 showing the extent of the american sugar refining companys operations in paulus hook. Historical timeline american crystal sugar company. Ltd csr ltd material from the noel butlin archiv es centre. In the caribbean region alone, the number of slaves involved in sugar production ran into many millions. It is then shipped in bulk to a refinery in the country where the sugar is required. The history of williamsburg, brooklyn and the rise of the american sugar industry are so intertwined that it is impossible to separate them. Manufacture and refining of raw cane sugar focuses on the processes, methodologies, principles, and approaches involved in the manufacture and refining of raw cane sugar. The three refineries were consolidated into the national sugar refining company of new jersey, with james h. Its ownership structure is based on a partnership which. In print for over a century, it is the definitive guide to cane sugar processing, treatment and analysis. The selection first offers information on sugar cane, harvesting and transportation to the factory, washing, disposal of washwater and cleaning the. The barbaric history of sugar in america the new york times.
The photo of the week depicts american sugar refining company around 1890. The book follows the history of sugar to the present day, showing how sugar made eating on the run socially acceptable and played an integral role in todays fast food culture and obesity epidemic. Browse american sugar refining annual salaries by job title. We sell our branded and private label sugars, sweeteners and syrups in the grocery, food service, industrial and pharmaceutical channels. American sugar refining, which also operates under the name domino sugar, is located in baltimore, maryland. Manufacture and refining of raw cane sugar provides an operating manual to the workers in cane raw sugar factories and refineries. Asr groups companies have more than 150 years of experience taking sugar cane from the field to the table. It had interests in puerto rico and other caribbean locations, and operated one of the worlds largest sugar refineries, the domino sugar refinery in brooklyn, new york.
Impressively researched and commandingly written, this thoroughly engaging book follows the history of sugar to the present day. I have been working at american sugar refining fulltime for more than 10 years pros decent health benefits great entry level job for a young person looking to get into process technology good stepping stone to get into a oil or chemical plant and make real money and be treated like an asset. Materials are made available thanks to the generosity of the athenaeum of philadelphia and its partners. A century of sugar refining in the united states, 1816. The american crystal sugar company has a history dating back to 1890. While there are many excellent reference and text books written by prominent authors, there is none that tell briefly to the superintendent of fabrication the best and simplest procedures in sugar production. A history of sugar and sugar refining in the united states including a glossary of sweeteners virginia mescher early history of sugar today, almost everyone has a sweet tooth and historically people have craved sweet foods, thus sugar has a long and interesting history. This edition expands coverage of new developments during the past decadespecialty sugars, plant maintenance, automation, computer control systems and the latest in instrumental analysis for the sugar industry. Sugar beet refineries tend to have shorter periods when they process beet but may store intermediate product and process that in the offseason. Abbott traces the growth in the worlds demand for sugar and the direct role this played in the growth of the slave trade.
The american sugar refining company asr was the largest american business unit in the sugar refining industry in the early 1900s. A bittersweet history offers a perceptive and provocative investigation of a commodity that most of us savour every day yet know little about. Our companies are leaders in their respective markets. A manual for the design and operation of sugar refining facilities. American sugar refining company jersey city past and. Fiji general history general history of csr, documents 153, c18391964 z3031 correspondence fo robinson to mr jm dixon re south pacific enterprise, 1957 z3037. Excerpt from a century of sugar refining in the united states, 18161916 manufacture upon a large scale and the continuous operation of its refineries have enabled the company to sell its product upon a basis of profit smaller than that ordinarily obtained in manufacturing enterprises.
Full text of a century of sugar refining in the united. Sugar was first produced from sugarcane plants in northern india sometime after the first. Chung chi chou is the author of handbook of sugar refining. Manufacture and refining of raw cane sugar, volume 2 2nd edition. American sugar refining co 6519 carnegie ave cleveland, oh. These photos of the abandoned domino sugar refinery document its sticky history. Join us as we take a look at the 10step refining process which turns raw sugar into the. To learn more about the history of the company, check out the american sugar refining company records comprised of annual reports, company periodicals, photographs, pamphlets and articles by and about the american sugar refining company dating from 1918 through around 2000. Nasser al hosani, general manager of oman sugar refining company said that the plant is the first of its kind in the sultanate and will provide many opportunities for other industries in the port and the free zone while enhancing the levels of food security in the sultanate, adding that they will seek to find employment opportunities to citizens and promote sustainable growth of the countrys.
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