Workers in the Clyde shipyards were proud to be fuelled on "lemonade and a jilly piece": sugar, then and now, is cheap energy for the poor, and it still provides nearly 20% of Scottish calorie intake for adults and children.
Sugar - This can be crafted from single pieces of Sugar Cane.
Click here to buy it from Guardian Bookshop for £13.59 Makes 1 roulade plain chocolate 175g, broken into pieces caster sugar 175g eggs 6, separated cocoa powder 2 tbsp, sifted double cream 300ml icing sugar Equipment Swiss roll tin 33 x 23 cm (13 x 9 in) Lightly grease the Swiss roll tin and line with non-stick baking parchment, pushing it into the corners.
Serves 6 For the rhubarb jelly rhubarb 1.5kg, cut into 2cm pieces caster sugar 150g gelatine 13g For the custard double cream 600ml vanilla pod 1 egg yolks 8 caster sugar 200g gelatine 11g For the rhubarb compote (optional) rhubarb stalks 2 large, cut into 1 2cm pieces caster sugar a few tbsp to taste For the jelly, put 650ml water in a pan and bring to the boil.
In food processor, combine 1/2 cup walnut pieces and sugar.
Then he commenced to struggle to reach his tunic pocket; I felt in it for him and produced three pieces of sugar.
One night, an off-the-menu appetizer of two huge, head-on shrimp came to the table sandwiched between pieces of sugar cane, sauced with a smoky guava-chipotle sauce and served on a banana leaf.
Primarily made by the liver, cholesterol begins with tiny pieces of sugar that are joined, twisted and oxidized in a dizzying series to make an end product that resembles the interlinked rings of the Olympic emblem.
The shrimp part is easy: whirl together raw shrimp and seasonings in the food processor until you get a paste (or mousse, as some recipes euphemistically call the thick mix), then pat it on pieces of sugar cane and steam it before grilling or frying.
I am particularly fond of Sabor, with its lively, Nuevo Latino flavor palate: hanger steak seasoned with adobo sauce; head-on shrimp sandwiched between pieces of sugar cane, with a smoky guava-chipotle barbecue sauce; or my favorite, a thick round of sweet corn bread (arepa), topped with lobster, corn, tomato, cream and chipotle.
