Sweets
Questions
1. What are some popular sweets in your culture?
2. How often do you eat sweets?
3. Do you eat more sweets now or when you were a child?
4. Did your parents stop you from eating too many sweets? Why?
5. Were you warned about accepting candy from strangers as a child?
6. Do you still have a sweet tooth?
7. Has the price of candy changed in your lifetime?
8. Have you ever felt like a kid in a candy store?
Videos
In 1899, a confectioner named John C. Wharton partnered with an amateur inventor named James Morrison to issue a patent. The device they dreamed up was the precursor to the metal drum-switch, which
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are used today to make cotton candy. The two debuted their invention at the 1904 World’s Fair to wide acclaim. But despite the success of the spun sugar business, Morrison eventually returned to his day job — he was a dentist.
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Category: Food