Sweet As Sin : The Unwrapped Story of How Candy Became America's Favorite Pleasure.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- CONTENTS -- Chapter 1: Lois and Howie, Dan and Me -- Chapter 2: Sweet at the Start -- Chapter 3: Sugar from Fruit and Fruit from Fruit -- Chapter 4: Roots, Bark, and Beans -- Chapter 5: All the Food in the World -- Chapter 6: Then Cometh the Sugarcane -- Chapter 7: A Bad Case of Sugar Blues -- Chapter 8: An Arsenal of Sugar -- Chapter 9: A Gift from the Gods -- Chapter 10: Chocolate over Water -- Chapter 11: The Mystery of the Marvelous Wilbur Buds -- Chapter 12: Candy Bar Blitz -- Chapter 13: Candy for Fun and Flavor -- Chapter 14: Just a Spoonful of What? -- Chapter 15: The Great American Candy Store -- Chapter 16: The Penny Candy Explosion -- Chapter 17: The History of an American-Made Passion -- Chapter 18: Still Wrapped in Bag and Basket -- Chapter 19: Candy Bowls and Ice Cream Trucks -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.

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