Discussion:
sugar used in OotP
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BubblyBabs
2008-05-31 12:16:33 UTC
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When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?

Babs
Deevo
2008-05-31 13:02:36 UTC
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Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like
rock salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
Was this in the book or the film as I really don't usually notice such
details.

Anyway sounds like what is called raw sugar which many people use in tea and
coffee.

http://www.csrsugar.com.au/ViewProduct.aspx?id=2
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BubblyBabs
2008-05-31 19:06:05 UTC
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Post by Deevo
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge
using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of
like rock salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
Was this in the book or the film as I really don't usually notice such
details.
Anyway sounds like what is called raw sugar which many people use in tea
and coffee.
It was in the movie...
The raw sugar image is hard to see but that could be it...
Loading Image...
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I've never seen sugar like that before....
Babs
Toon
2008-06-01 14:31:01 UTC
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On Sat, 31 May 2008 14:06:05 -0500, "BubblyBabs"
Post by BubblyBabs
Post by Deevo
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge
using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of
like rock salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
Was this in the book or the film as I really don't usually notice such
details.
Anyway sounds like what is called raw sugar which many people use in tea
and coffee.
It was in the movie...
The raw sugar image is hard to see but that could be it...
http://www.lifehack.org/wp-content/files/2007/06/20070606_spoonful_of_sugar.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Raw_sugar_closeup.jpg/731px-Raw_sugar_closeup.jpg
I've never seen sugar like that before....
Babs
I wouldn't trust anything Umbridge did to be normal of others.
Yellow
2008-05-31 16:59:26 UTC
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Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
Lyle Francis Delp
2008-06-01 01:03:44 UTC
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Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
There is a product in the US called "Sugar-in-the-Raw" that
has a golden hue to it.
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Drusilla
2008-06-05 03:26:02 UTC
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Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
Really? Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call "blond
sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common white sugar. It
doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white better.
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santosh
2008-06-05 10:20:10 UTC
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Post by Drusilla
Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge
using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks
sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
Really? Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call
"blond sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common white
sugar. It doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white better.
Long ago brown sugar used to be sold through government rations here. I
suppose they switched to white sugar many years ago. Yes, it isn't all
that bad, but it's better used in things like sweets, rather than
directly in tea or coffee.
Drusilla
2008-06-05 12:48:41 UTC
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Post by santosh
Post by Drusilla
Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge
using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks
sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
Really? Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call
"blond sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common white
sugar. It doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white better.
Long ago brown sugar used to be sold through government rations here. I
suppose they switched to white sugar many years ago. Yes, it isn't all
that bad, but it's better used in things like sweets, rather than
directly in tea or coffee.
Actually, for what i know, is the other way around. White sugar is used
for sweets, while brown, for tea or drinks. Apparently, it's more
healthy because it's more natural.
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santosh
2008-06-05 14:36:37 UTC
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Post by Drusilla
Post by santosh
Post by Drusilla
Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show
Umbridge using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me
it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get
a sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that
is still granular.
Really? Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call
"blond sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common
white sugar. It doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white
better.
Long ago brown sugar used to be sold through government rations here.
I suppose they switched to white sugar many years ago. Yes, it isn't
all that bad, but it's better used in things like sweets, rather than
directly in tea or coffee.
Actually, for what i know, is the other way around. White sugar is
used for sweets, while brown, for tea or drinks. Apparently, it's more
healthy because it's more natural.
Yes, I have heard that it's healthier too. But it's beside the point
since I haven't laid eyes on brown sugar for many years!

Actually, here, if you mention "brown sugar" to someone they'll assume
you are talking about another kind of sweetening substance we have. It
is brown in colour (obviously) and comes in the form of soft power
that's compressed into hard "balls", slightly larger than the one used
in baseball. It's also called jaggery and is derived from sugarcane and
palms.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggery>
BubblyBabs
2008-06-05 20:15:16 UTC
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Post by santosh
Post by Drusilla
Post by santosh
Post by Drusilla
Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show
Umbridge using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me
it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get
a sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that
is still granular.
Really? Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call
"blond sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common
white sugar. It doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white
better.
Long ago brown sugar used to be sold through government rations here.
I suppose they switched to white sugar many years ago. Yes, it isn't
all that bad, but it's better used in things like sweets, rather than
directly in tea or coffee.
Actually, for what i know, is the other way around. White sugar is
used for sweets, while brown, for tea or drinks. Apparently, it's more
healthy because it's more natural.
Yes, I have heard that it's healthier too. But it's beside the point
since I haven't laid eyes on brown sugar for many years!
Actually, here, if you mention "brown sugar" to someone they'll assume
you are talking about another kind of sweetening substance we have. It
is brown in colour (obviously) and comes in the form of soft power
that's compressed into hard "balls", slightly larger than the one used
in baseball. It's also called jaggery and is derived from sugarcane and
palms.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggery>
Wow, who knew there was so much to learn about sugar?
oK, now that I've looked at that picture of the man making the jaggery I'm
freshly reminded at how fortunate I am...

Babs
Yellow
2008-06-06 17:04:07 UTC
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Post by santosh
Post by Drusilla
Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge
using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks
sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
Really? Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call
"blond sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common white
sugar. It doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white better.
Long ago brown sugar used to be sold through government rations here. I
suppose they switched to white sugar many years ago. Yes, it isn't all
that bad, but it's better used in things like sweets, rather than
directly in tea or coffee.
In the UK we cheerfully use non-white (there are some many kinds of
brown) sugar in coffee but in tea, we generally go for white as this
just tastes sweet, unlike the non-white variants which can have a more
toffee like taste.
Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
2008-06-06 18:40:52 UTC
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Post by Yellow
Post by santosh
Post by Drusilla
Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge
using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks
sort of like rock salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
Really? Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call
"blond sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common white
sugar. It doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white better.
Long ago brown sugar used to be sold through government rations here. I
suppose they switched to white sugar many years ago. Yes, it isn't all
that bad, but it's better used in things like sweets, rather than
directly in tea or coffee.
In the UK we cheerfully use non-white (there are some many kinds of
brown) sugar in coffee but in tea, we generally go for white as this
just tastes sweet, unlike the non-white variants which can have a more
toffee like taste.
Oh, for heaven's sake, I can't stand this any longer!!!!!

It's not brown, golden, or tan-coloured sugar, it's PINK!


Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
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2008-06-06 19:11:21 UTC
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Post by Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Oh, for heaven's sake, I can't stand this any longer!!!!!
It's not brown, golden, or tan-coloured sugar, it's PINK!
Nice to hear from you again, Blon.
Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
2008-06-17 20:06:09 UTC
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Post by r***@yahoo.com
On Jun 6, 2:40 pm, Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Post by Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Oh, for heaven's sake, I can't stand this any longer!!!!!
It's not brown, golden, or tan-coloured sugar, it's PINK!
Nice to hear from you again, Blon.
Thanks, Remy!


Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
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BriD
2008-06-06 22:00:43 UTC
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On Jun 6, 7:40 pm, Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Post by Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Post by Yellow
Post by santosh
Post by Drusilla
Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge
using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks
sort of like rock salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
Really? Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call
"blond sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common white
sugar. It doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white better.
Long ago brown sugar used to be sold through government rations here. I
suppose they switched to white sugar many years ago. Yes, it isn't all
that bad, but it's better used in things like sweets, rather than
directly in tea or coffee.
In the UK we cheerfully use non-white (there are some many kinds of
brown) sugar in coffee but in tea, we generally go for white as this
just tastes sweet, unlike the non-white variants which can have a more
toffee like taste.
Oh, for heaven's sake, I can't stand this any longer!!!!!
It's not brown, golden, or tan-coloured sugar, it's PINK!
Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
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Welcome back, Long time no see!

BriD. (It says brown on the packet)
Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
2008-06-17 20:07:25 UTC
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On Jun 6, 7:40 pm, Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Post by Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Oh, for heaven's sake, I can't stand this any longer!!!!!
It's not brown, golden, or tan-coloured sugar, it's PINK!
Welcome back, Long time no see!
Thanks, Brian!
Post by BriD
BriD. (It says brown on the packet)
Yes, but Dolores is a witch.


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Drusilla
2008-06-07 01:37:06 UTC
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Post by Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Post by Yellow
Post by santosh
Post by Drusilla
Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge
using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks
sort of like rock salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
Really? Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call
"blond sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common white
sugar. It doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white better.
Long ago brown sugar used to be sold through government rations here. I
suppose they switched to white sugar many years ago. Yes, it isn't all
that bad, but it's better used in things like sweets, rather than
directly in tea or coffee.
In the UK we cheerfully use non-white (there are some many kinds of
brown) sugar in coffee but in tea, we generally go for white as this
just tastes sweet, unlike the non-white variants which can have a more
toffee like taste.
Oh, for heaven's sake, I can't stand this any longer!!!!!
It's not brown, golden, or tan-coloured sugar, it's PINK!
Yay! You're back!

...wait, what?
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Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
2008-06-17 20:08:50 UTC
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Post by Drusilla
Yay! You're back!
Thanks, Drusilla!


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BubblyBabs
2008-06-07 02:43:08 UTC
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Post by Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Post by Yellow
Post by santosh
Post by Drusilla
Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge
using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks
sort of like rock salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
Really? Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call
"blond sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common white
sugar. It doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white better.
Long ago brown sugar used to be sold through government rations here. I
suppose they switched to white sugar many years ago. Yes, it isn't all
that bad, but it's better used in things like sweets, rather than
directly in tea or coffee.
In the UK we cheerfully use non-white (there are some many kinds of
brown) sugar in coffee but in tea, we generally go for white as this
just tastes sweet, unlike the non-white variants which can have a more
toffee like taste.
Oh, for heaven's sake, I can't stand this any longer!!!!!
It's not brown, golden, or tan-coloured sugar, it's PINK!
Pink? Hmmm, new color of sugar I didn't know about...
I wonder if I can get samples of these sent to me so I can try them...

Babs
DaveD
2008-06-08 19:29:07 UTC
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Post by BubblyBabs
Post by Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Oh, for heaven's sake, I can't stand this any longer!!!!!
It's not brown, golden, or tan-coloured sugar, it's PINK!
lol
Post by BubblyBabs
Pink? Hmmm, new color of sugar I didn't know about...
I wonder if I can get samples of these sent to me so I can try them...
Babs
Food dye :)

(Presumably you drip it on, let it dry out and recrystalise - but I've never
tried it...)

DaveD
Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
2008-06-17 20:09:56 UTC
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Post by Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Oh, for heaven's sake, I can't stand this any longer!!!!!
It's not brown, golden, or tan-coloured sugar, it's PINK!
Pink? Hmmm, new color of sugar I didn't know about...
I wonder if I can get samples of these sent to me so I can try them...
No need, simply wave your wand over whatever colour you can get...


Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
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DaveD
2008-06-08 19:29:25 UTC
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Post by Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Post by Yellow
Post by santosh
Post by Drusilla
Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge
using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks
sort of like rock salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
Really? Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call
"blond sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common white
sugar. It doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white better.
Long ago brown sugar used to be sold through government rations here. I
suppose they switched to white sugar many years ago. Yes, it isn't all
that bad, but it's better used in things like sweets, rather than
directly in tea or coffee.
In the UK we cheerfully use non-white (there are some many kinds of
brown) sugar in coffee but in tea, we generally go for white as this
just tastes sweet, unlike the non-white variants which can have a more
toffee like taste.
Oh, for heaven's sake, I can't stand this any longer!!!!!
It's not brown, golden, or tan-coloured sugar, it's PINK!
Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Hi Blon

Glad it wasn't just me that thought it was pink!

I assume it was just dyed pink to go with everything else that was coloured
pink as that seems to have been Umbridge's colour.

DaveD
Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
2008-06-17 20:11:44 UTC
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Post by DaveD
Post by Blon Fel Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen
Oh, for heaven's sake, I can't stand this any longer!!!!!
It's not brown, golden, or tan-coloured sugar, it's PINK!
Hi Blon
Hi Dave!
Post by DaveD
Glad it wasn't just me that thought it was pink!
See, you just needed someone like me to speak up. ^_^
Post by DaveD
I assume it was just dyed pink to go with everything else that was
coloured pink as that seems to have been Umbridge's colour.
That's what happened in real life as part of the production design
for the film. However, this was no mere whim, since the DVD's audio
description makes a point of saying that the sugar was pink.


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Drusilla
2008-06-07 01:38:15 UTC
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Post by santosh
Post by Drusilla
Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge
using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks
sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
Really? Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call
"blond sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common white
sugar. It doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white better.
Long ago brown sugar used to be sold through government rations here. I
suppose they switched to white sugar many years ago. Yes, it isn't all
that bad, but it's better used in things like sweets, rather than
directly in tea or coffee.
In the UK we cheerfully use non-white (there are some many kinds of
brown) sugar in coffee but in tea, we generally go for white as this
just tastes sweet, unlike the non-white variants which can have a more
toffee like taste.
Here, brown sugar is healthier than white sugar. But it doesn't taste
like sugar to me.
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Yellow
2008-06-06 16:59:46 UTC
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Post by Yellow
Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
No one would ever put brown sugar in tea by choice but you can get a
sort of unrefined sugar that is a sort of golden colour, but that is
still granular.
Really?
Yep, but I was of course only talking about the habits of the English.
Post by BubblyBabs
Because my father and son like brown sugar (which we call "blond
sugar") with everything they drink instead of the common white sugar. It
doesn't taste that bad, IMO, but I like the white better.
Personally, I find the habits and customs of different cultures
endlessly fascinating - we are all the same but all so different! :-)
Thorsten Schier
2008-05-31 19:06:36 UTC
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Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
Babs
I don't remember this from the movie, but it sounds like rock candy:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_candy

In the German Wikipedia is a photo of a colored variety:

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandis

I don't know how widespread the use of rock candy is in the UK, but in
Germany it is not uncommon to use it with tea.


Thorsten
BubblyBabs
2008-05-31 19:49:03 UTC
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Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge
using some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of
like rock salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
Babs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_candy
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandis
I don't know how widespread the use of rock candy is in the UK, but in
Germany it is not uncommon to use it with tea.
Thorsten
Really? The rock candy is definitely larger than what is in the movie but
how interesting to learn this... My daughter is in Germany right now, I
wonder if she would be allowed to bring any back with her so I can try
it....

Babs
Yellow
2008-05-31 22:26:02 UTC
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Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
Babs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_candy
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kandis
I don't know how widespread the use of rock candy is in the UK,
No, we don't have that here at all to my knowledge and those who take
sugar in their tea generally just use the plain white stuff.
Post by Thorsten Schier
but in
Germany it is not uncommon to use it with tea.
Thorsten
Thom Madura
2008-06-01 01:09:52 UTC
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Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
Babs
Whenever I went to high tea in England - they served sugar cubes.

However - there are crystaline sugars for baking - the kind they put on
top of cookies - that look a lot like what was in the movie - and they
are available in colors too.
Yellow
2008-06-01 11:59:12 UTC
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Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
Babs
Whenever I went to high tea in England - they served sugar cubes.
You can still get cubes if you are determined but it is very very
unusual still to find them in the average kitchen - not even sure that
you can buy them in your average supermarket any more. Until fairly
recently (10 years ago?) you might come across them in a cafe, wrapped
individually, but now you just get little packets of granulated instead.

Only place you might get posh sugar is a posh restaurant.
Post by Thom Madura
However - there are crystaline sugars for baking - the kind they put on
top of cookies - that look a lot like what was in the movie - and they
are available in colors too.
Yellow
2008-06-01 21:15:28 UTC
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When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
Babs
Watched the film this afternoon and the sugar is just golden granulated.
BubblyBabs
2008-06-02 15:07:33 UTC
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Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
Babs
Watched the film this afternoon and the sugar is just golden granulated.
I like the way you say "is just" - I've never seen it nor heard of it
before...
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Does it taste different from regular sugar?

Babs
Yellow
2008-06-03 18:30:33 UTC
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Post by BubblyBabs
When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt... Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
Babs
Watched the film this afternoon and the sugar is just golden granulated.
I like the way you say "is just" - I've never seen it nor heard of it
before...
I think I just said that as a response to the more exotic suggestions.
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Does it taste different from regular sugar?
Sorry, I don't know as I'm sweet enough without sugar in my tea. ;-)
BubblyBabs
2008-06-04 08:09:10 UTC
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Does it taste different from regular sugar?
Sorry, I don't know as I'm sweet enough without sugar in my tea. ;-)
Oh no! You didn't!
BriD
2008-06-08 19:52:58 UTC
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When Harry goes to Umbridges office to "do lines" they show Umbridge using
some tan colored course sugar for her tea - to me it looks sort of like rock
salt...   Is this the normal sugar used in the UK?
Babs
No-one seems to have mentioned Demerara sugar, which, according to the
packet I have in front of me is "Pure cane sugar" and is "Ideal for
coffee"

BriD
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