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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Example Sentences

Loaf sugar will generally do for all candy-making without further clarification.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)

Loaf sugar is, as a rule, chemically pure.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth

Loaf sugar and brandy relieves a sore throat; when very bad, it is good to inhale the steam of scalding hot vinegar through the tube of a tunnel.

From The American Frugal Housewife by Child, Lydia Maria Francis

Loaf sugar at four dollars a pound, wine at three dollars a bottle, etc., will soon introduce economy in the use of these articles.

From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail

Serve in Tea with Sliced lemon and Loaf sugar.

From For Luncheon and Supper Guests by Bradley, Alice