--- product_id: 13847599 title: "The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets (Oxford Companions)" brand: "darra goldstein" price: "80389CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/13847599-the-oxford-companion-to-sugar-and-sweets-oxford-companions store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets (Oxford Companions) **Brand:** darra goldstein **Price:** 80389CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets (Oxford Companions) by darra goldstein - **How much does it cost?** 80389CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/13847599-the-oxford-companion-to-sugar-and-sweets-oxford-companions) ## Best For - darra goldstein enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted darra goldstein brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets (Oxford Companions) ## Images ![The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets (Oxford Companions) - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51LKQ+fxYKL.jpg) ![The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets (Oxford Companions) - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41Nvuq1uBKL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An absolutely fascinating, readable, and often unexpected encyclopedia of sweets - writ very large! *by M***S on Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2015* I've spent about ten hours now with the Companion to Sugar and Sweets, and I've never owned an encyclopedia this readable. I was expecting a catalogue of candies and desserts: a little history, maybe some recipes, fun trivia about our proverbial sweet tooth, all wrapped up in a beautiful package. But this is SO much more than that.Entries on my old childhood favorites - bonbons, cotton candy, Marshmallow Fluff, whoopie pie, s'mores - appear right next to entries that I never expected, but that somehow connect to the idea of sweetness, the history of sugar, and the development of our present sweets culture. For example, entries on breakfast cereal (the first presweetened cereal came on the market in 1939, and in the early 1950s Kellog's "Sugar Smacks" had 55% sugar weight); children's literature (Hansel and Gretel, Winnie the Pooh, The Little House on the Prairie, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, among many others); sugar in cosmetics (three broad categories: exfoliation, depilatory, and luster); sexual innuendo ("sweetie," "sugar pie," "honey," and all those endearments dating back all the way to the Old Testament); and the Boston Molasses Disaster ("occurred in 1919 when a molasses storage tank located in a congested city neighborhood ruptured. A flood of viscous molasses estimated to be 20 feet high and 160 feet wide tore through the streets at nearly 35 miles an hour" killing 21 and injuring 150, mostly children attracted by the molasses that had been leaking out of this poorly maintained tank for years). There are entries on difficult topics - slavery, racism, child labor (still a current issue, particularly on cacao plantations), sugar barons, politics (Hawaii's history as it pertains to the U.S. is downright scary), and much else. These are all part of our history that should not be ignored, and kudos to Darra and her team for including them. I learned more about the history of, and intersections between, different cultures and peoples in this Companion than I ever have in a history textbook.In fact, I find it overwhelming trying to review this book - it is so wildly eclectic, and it has so many authors (each of whom signed the entries they wrote), that it makes me want to just list everything for fear of painting an inaccurate portrait of the book, or simply beg the prospective reader to peek at the table of contents. There are 600 entries, and many are surprising, most downright fascinating. All of the entries refer readers to other related entries, so that you might start with something quite specific like "Peeps" and then head over to an entry on "marshmallows" and then on to "medicinal uses of sugar" (since marshmallow root was an effective throat lozenge). And down the rabbit hole we go!In terms of the production quality, it is outstanding - which is a good thing because the book is not cheap. That luscious fruit tart on the jacket alone goes a long way towards justifying the $65 price tag! The two glossy color inserts (with well-chosen images - including an Andy Warhol Lifesavers ad!), and the colorful collage of hard candies on the inside covers, are nice touches. The paper quality is somehow thin enough for the 900 pages not to bulge the binding too much, while also not being too thin - text and the numerous black and white images do not bleed through the page.In short, this is my new favorite encyclopedia, and it will stay on my bedside table to take me wherever it leads - but it is beautiful enough to sit out on my coffee table, too. The perfect gift for all the foodies in my life, and I'm sure I'll be buying more for my family and friends for the holidays! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ quirky and wonderful *by E***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2015* Imagine an encyclopedia you wish to read cover to cover and you would come up with Sugar and Sweets. I stayed up for hours the evening I got the book. The social history of advertising sweets. The place of Crisco in the fabric of sweets and food culture. I looked for the Pillsbury Bake-Off and even it was included here. The delightful entry about the founding of Haagen Daz ice cream, what fun! All of this book was absorbing and somehow sensuous, especially the illustrations. Surprising uses of sweets, I tell you. I learned so much about the world, about history, through this book. Glad to have it near. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This Sweet Guide Will Become a Classic *by K***E on Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2015* I honestly couldn't wait for The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets to be published, and the day it arrived, I immediately sat down to begin exploring it. It was well worth the wait. Of course, I started with articles on pie, pastry and anything remotely related (all are fabulous). But, each time I open it I find myself detouring through articles as diverse as what sound, pitches, and timbres of instruments we relate to sweet tastes, and the sexual innuendos of sweetness and sugar going all the way back to the Old Testament. Sugar and Sweets makes me feel like a little girl again and the many hours I happily explored volumes of The World Book learning something new on every page. The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets will have an honored place in the reference section of my food books, but it is one that I will also enjoying reading purely for sweet pleasure, too. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sn/products/13847599-the-oxford-companion-to-sugar-and-sweets-oxford-companions](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/13847599-the-oxford-companion-to-sugar-and-sweets-oxford-companions) --- *Product available on Desertcart Senegal* *Store origin: SN* *Last updated: 2026-10-05*