May 11, 2025

Know your history: Norbert Rillieux’s ‘sweet’ invention

The next time you use sugar or taste something sweet – and that is about every day — you might want to know that a BLACK MAN once considered the most sought after chemist and engineer in Louisiana, is responsible for perfecting the way sugar was processed.

FOOD: The Bake with Paris

NNPA NEWSWIRE — There are many things you can do with these cookies- you can eat them by themselves, put some chocolate and marshmallows on top to make s’mores, or create a cheesecake filling, just like I did.

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