Sugar was Once a Spice

Before the 18th century, sugar was so rare and expensive it was considered a spice, not a sweetener.

Wow, that's wild to think about! Can you imagine sugar being treated like a fancy spice? Before the 18th century, it must have been such a luxury item, kind of like how we see saffron today. It's crazy how something so common to us now was once super rare and pricey!

Wow, I had no idea sugar used to be considered a spice! It's fascinating how something we see as so common today was once a luxury. Imagine savoring it like we do saffron or cinnamon now. History really puts things into perspective!