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14. The OP makes me want to bake apple pie, make ice cream, temper chocolate

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 12:40 PM

Sep 2013

and bake my 8 layered walnut torte with chocolate ganache and coffee buttercream.

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Sugar is 'addictive and the most dangerous drug of the times' [View all] dkf Sep 2013 OP

You'll have to pry this donut from my cold, dead hands...knr joeybee12 Sep 2013 #1

I think that is extreme to say the least, but... David__77 Sep 2013 #2

I am more concerned with awareness than taxes or coercion. dkf Sep 2013 #4

if you were diabetic and had to find food without sugar in all its roguevalley Sep 2013 #17

You ever try to avoid sugar? It's not easy! dkf Sep 2013 #5

Considering how many people are developing diabetes these days, LuvNewcastle Sep 2013 #6

Ban sugar and people will chew soda crackers until they taste sweet FarCenter Sep 2013 #7

Sugar is NOT a drug! MineralMan Sep 2013 #8

What I said is the truth. Some can be as many as you wish. MineralMan Sep 2013 #10

Correct. Sucrose, fructose, lactose and glycerol are all sugars KurtNYC Sep 2013 #11

The question is what it does to your brain. dkf Sep 2013 #12

I control my intake of sugar, just as I control my intake of MineralMan Sep 2013 #13

Just a small slice of your torte for me, thanks, MineralMan Sep 2013 #15

I'm pretty sure they're talking about refined sugar LadyHawkAZ Sep 2013 #18

I view refined sugar like kryptonite... TeeYiYi Sep 2013 #16

Yes I don't like the Bloomberg type approach. dkf Sep 2013 #20