SUGAR; NOT JUST FOR EATING

As sweet as it is, sugar is not just for use on your cereal or in your coffee. There are many other nonfood uses for sugar.

• Sugar slows down the hardening of concrete.
• Sugar is used in leather tanning and in the sizing and finishing of textiles.
• Sugar is used as a hydrophilic agent in printing inks.
• Sugar can be used as an insect repellant.
• Sugar can help keep fresh flowers fresh longer.
• Sugar is used in pharmaceuticals not only for flavoring to mask the bitter taste of medicines, but also as a binder.
• Sugar possesses antibiotic properties and is effective in healing wounds. When it fills an open wound, it dissolves and prevents bacteria from growing as well as supplying nourishment to damaged tissues.
• Sugar is used in the glue industry as an extender and as a vehicle to slow the setting process.
• Sugarbeet juice mixed with road salt makes a great deicer.
• Sugar is used by chemical manufacturers to grow penicillin.