Sugar-Plums and Sherbet

by Laura Mason

Book Overview

The original hardback gained universal praise; 'A fascinating account' said the TLS; echoed by national and local press; 'A fascinating book full of off-beat information', wrote Derek Cooper. This book looks beyond the brilliant colours of the sweet-shop shelf and consider the ingenuity of sugar boiling and the manufacture of those intriguing avatars of childhood happiness: the humbug, the gobstopper, the peardrop and the stick of rock. As well as...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903018285
• ISBN13: 9781903018286
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Prospect Books (UK)
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.6"