Show Sugar Merchant Roosevelt I The Bayards and Van had been in the sugar business for years prior to the Revolutionary war war- As far back backas as 1689 in the days of Leisler a sugar refinery had been built on Liberty street in New York City In 1725 a Mr Hooper was granted a aI I monopoly of refining sugar in New NewYork NewYork York City It is thought however that the bulk of the sugar consumed I in this country before 1789 was from Philadelphia refineries The old type refinery had two large kettles or copper broilers into which lime limewater limewater limewater water was placed to which was added pounds of sugar and 3 3 gallons of bullocks blood and the white of eggs I |