loaf sugar noun (esp formerly)
- a large conical mass of hard refined sugar; sugar loaf
- small cube-shaped lumps of this, the form in which it was often sold
Examples from the Web for loaf sugar Historical Examples of loaf sugar
Allow a pound of loaf-sugar to every pound of the sliced pine-apple.
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Eliza Leslie
Weigh them, and allow to each pound of oranges a pound of loaf-sugar.
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Eliza Leslie
Prepare a thin syrup of a pound of loaf-sugar to a quart of water.
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Eliza Leslie
Weigh them, and to each pound of apples allow a pound of loaf-sugar.
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Eliza Leslie
Sift half a pound of flour, and powder a pound of loaf-sugar.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches
Eliza Leslie