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Demerara|dɛməˈrɛərə, dɛməˈrɑːrə|
The name of a region of Guyana, used to designate a kind of (raw) cane-sugar, originally and chiefly brought from Demerara, the crystals of which have a yellowish-brown colour.
1848Sugar Question ii. 72 With a long price of 42s. for Demerara sugar, and more labour, the estates could go on. 1880Encycl. Brit. XI. 251/1 The ‘Demerara crystals’ are very popular for their purity and saccharine strength. 1895Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 106/1 Sugars..Demerara, best, per 28 lb tin 5/3. 1895Young Woman Dec. 98/2 Sprinkle them with a little Demerara sugar to form a crisp brown coating. 1901Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 May 1119/2 The West India Committee have caused several grocers to be prosecuted..for selling yellow crystals as Demerara sugar. 1959Which? Oct. 134/2 Demerara sugar consists roughly of 98 per cent of sucrose, 0.7 per cent of other sugars and 0.5 per cent of moisture. In addition there are traces of some minerals and even smaller traces of a few vitamins. |