loaf sugar

British  

noun

1. a large conical mass of hard refined sugar; sugar loaf

2. small cube-shaped lumps of this, the form in which it was often sold

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loaf sugar

Put two ounces of loaf sugar in a quart of water, also the rind of an orange or one of lemon.

From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Pierre Blot

Rub cut loaf sugar over the peel of the lemon to extract the oil, and add to the lemon-juice.

From The Myrtle Reed Cook Book by Myrtle Reed

She desired to have some twenty or thirty pounds of tea done up in half pound packages; also as many pounds of sugar; loaf sugar.

From A Letter of Credit by Susan Warner

Beat six eggs, with five table spoonsful of powdered loaf sugar, and put them in the milk, with a couple of crackers pounded fine, and a table spoonful of melted butter.

From The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide Being a Collection of the Most Valuable Receipts; Embracing all the Various Branches of Cookery, and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous

When he gets him inside his stall, though, the hugs and loaf sugar that fall McKeever's way are a heap.

From Taking Chances by Clarence L. Cullen

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