loaf sugar









loaf sugar


loaf sugar noun (esp formerly)

  1. a large conical mass of hard refined sugar; sugar loaf
  2. 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.

    Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches

    Eliza Leslie

  • Weigh them, and allow to each pound of oranges a pound of loaf-sugar.

    Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches

    Eliza Leslie

  • Prepare a thin syrup of a pound of loaf-sugar to a quart of water.

    Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches

    Eliza Leslie

  • Weigh them, and to each pound of apples allow a pound of loaf-sugar.

    Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches

    Eliza Leslie

  • Sift half a pound of flour, and powder a pound of loaf-sugar.

    Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches

    Eliza Leslie

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