Sugaring
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Sugaring is a food preservation method similar to pickling. Sugaring is the process of desiccating a food by first dehydrating it, then packing it with pure sugar. This sugar can be crystalline in the form of table or raw sugar, or it can be dense liquid saturated with sugar such as honey, syrup or molasses.
Sugaring creates a hostile environment to microbial life, and is commonly used to preserve fruits as well as vegetables such as ginger.[citation needed] Honey was used as part of the embalming process in Assyria and prehistoric Caucasus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Salopek, Paul (13 May 2015). "Honey, I'm Dead". National Geographic Out of Eden Walk. Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
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