Sugar Cone

Sugar Cone

Sugar Cone

This cone of sugar, also called a sugar loaf, is an example of how sugar was refined and packaged well into the 20 th century. It was often wrapped in blue paper (not this one) and sealed with red wax (as this one is). The size of this loaf means the sugar isn’t very refined; the smaller the loaf, the higher the quality. However, sugar loaves can still be bought today in specialty shops for baking. This one was brought over by immigrants from Russia around 1920. Presumably the immigrants couldn’t get good information about whether it would be easy or affordable to buy sugar once they arrived in the New World, and they wanted to make sure they had a supply when they arrived. Various mountains have been named “Sugar Loaf” due to the mountain’s shape.

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Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association

1920

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