What Is A Sugar Mold?

Sugar candies have been popular for thousands of years. One popular pastime snack was brown sugar cones which came from sugar molds. So, just what is a sugar mold?

Sugar from sugarcane was first produced sometime after the first century AD in India. Sanskrit literature from ancient India provides the first written documentation of the cultivation and manufacturing of sugar cane.

BRIEF HISTORY OF SUGAR

A sugar mold is a long block with a series of depressions that are used for forming sugar cones. They are often made from long blocks of wood, though they can also be pottery. Sugar molding is how sugar was first sold to people.

WHAT IS A SUGAR MOLD?

Sugar molds go all the way back to medieval times. They continued to be commonly used through the 19th century. During this time, brown sugar was generally only sold in cone shapes that came from a sugar mold. In some cases, sugar would also be sold in a loaf form

HISTORY OF SUGAR MOLDS

Molding sugar in sugar molds traces all the way back to medieval times and was still common until the 19th century. It was a practical and efficient way to form sugar into cones or loaves to be easily sold to customers. Find out more tips and tricks in the link below.

What Is A Sugar Mold?