Sugar

I am always amazed at the topics authors choose to write about. I have just discovered the book: Sugar: A Bittersweet History by Toronto author, Elizabeth Abbott. She took something that we all love and crave in many forms despite the fact that we know it is not good for us and wrote a book that is now on short lists for book awards. Because many of us only relate to our food as something that comes from the local grocery store, we do not wonder how it got to the shelf. Abbott discusses the history of sugar and present day conditions that will make us think carefully about this product. It is interesting that commodities that come from more tropical climates that most often give us pause to think about the where and how.

I am looking forward to reading this book in my warm house. Our Toronto weather sounds balmy compared to the prairies. Just saw two male cardinals stopping in a neighbours tree. Need to get some food for them. I am always amazed that they can survive in this bitterly cold weather.

Hope that everyone stays warm and reads a good book.