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Sugar nips for cutting a sugarloaf into smaller pieces

Sugar nips are a large pair of pincers with sharp blades, designed to cut sugar from a block.^[1] Before the introduction of granulated and cube sugars in the second half of the 19th century,^[2] the domestic consumer purchased sugar in the form of a sugarloaf,^[3] or at least a part of one, and pieces were cut from it by hand using sugar nips^[4] and other tools, such as sugar hammer. Greater leverage and improved safety was provided by heavier sugar nips set in a wooden base for counter- and table-top use.^[5]

There was also an all-in-one version; a box that could serve as container for the sugarloaf with built-in pliers and collector drawer for fine-grained residues from the sugar cutting.

References

^ David, Elizabeth. "English Bread and Yeast Cookery", Penguin:Middlesex 1977 (p. 139)
^ "Sugar: a Handbook for Planters and Refiners", Lock & Newlands Bros, pub. Spon, London, 1888
^ "History". Mawer.clara.net. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
^ [1] Archived October 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ "The Victorian Servant - Sugar Cutter". Mylearning.org. Retrieved 2012-11-09.

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[1] David, Elizabeth. "English Bread and Yeast Cookery", Penguin:Middlesex 1977 (p. 139)

[2] "Sugar: a Handbook for Planters and Refiners", Lock & Newlands Bros, pub. Spon, London, 1888

[3] "History". Mawer.clara.net. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-09.

[4] [1] Archived October 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[5] "The Victorian Servant - Sugar Cutter". Mylearning.org. Retrieved 2012-11-09.

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-[[Image:Sugarloaf_Box_-_Open.jpg |right|thumb| Swedish sugarloaf box for cutting sugar and collecting residues]]
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-'''Sugar nips''' are a large pair of [[pincers (tool)|pincers]] with sharp blades, designed to cut raw sugar.<ref>David, Elizabeth. "English Bread and Yeast Cookery", Penguin:Middlesex 1977 (p. 139)</ref> Before the introduction of granulated and cube sugars in the second half of the 19th century,<ref>"Sugar: a Handbook for Planters and Refiners", Lock & Newlands Bros, pub. Spon, London, 1888</ref> the domestic consumer purchased sugar in the form of a [[sugarloaf]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mawer.clara.net/history.html |title=History |publisher=Mawer.clara.net |date= |accessdate=2012-11-09 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013231449/http://www.mawer.clara.net/history.html |archivedate=October 13, 2012 }}</ref> or at least a part of one, and pieces were cut from it by hand using sugar nips.<ref>[http://www.mkmuseum.org.uk/edu/cep/sc/photogallery.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007040923/http://www.mkmuseum.org.uk/edu/cep/sc/photogallery.html |date=October 7, 2008 }}</ref> Greater leverage and improved safety was provided by heavier sugar nips set in a wooden base for counter- and table-top use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mylearning.org/image-zoom.asp?jpageid=2379&picid=2 |title=The Victorian Servant - Sugar Cutter |publisher=Mylearning.org |date= |accessdate=2012-11-09}}</ref>
+'''Sugar nips''' are a large pair of [[pincers (tool)|pincers]] with sharp blades, designed to cut sugar from a block.<ref>David, Elizabeth. "English Bread and Yeast Cookery", Penguin:Middlesex 1977 (p. 139)</ref> Before the introduction of [[granulated sugar|granulated]] and [[cube sugar|cube]] sugars in the second half of the 19th century,<ref>"Sugar: a Handbook for Planters and Refiners", Lock & Newlands Bros, pub. Spon, London, 1888</ref> the domestic consumer purchased sugar in the form of a [[sugarloaf]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mawer.clara.net/history.html |title=History |publisher=Mawer.clara.net |date= |access-date=2012-11-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013231449/http://www.mawer.clara.net/history.html |archive-date=October 13, 2012 }}</ref> or at least a part of one, and pieces were cut from it by hand using sugar nips<ref>[http://www.mkmuseum.org.uk/edu/cep/sc/photogallery.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007040923/http://www.mkmuseum.org.uk/edu/cep/sc/photogallery.html|date=October 7, 2008}}</ref> and other tools, such as [[sugar hammer]]. Greater leverage and improved safety was provided by heavier sugar nips set in a wooden base for counter- and table-top use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mylearning.org/image-zoom.asp?jpageid=2379&picid=2 |title=The Victorian Servant - Sugar Cutter |publisher=Mylearning.org |date= |accessdate=2012-11-09}}</ref>
 There was also an all-in-one version; a box that could serve as container for the sugarloaf with built-in pliers and collector drawer for fine-grained residues from the sugar cutting.
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