On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:25:32 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>> i came across these paragraphs in a recent *straight dope* discussion on
>> whether beet sugar contains hydrogen cyanide:
>>
>> Now: what's the difference between cane sugar and beet sugar? A perfectly
>> accurate answer is "not much" ¡X table sugar is 99.95 percent or more pure
>> sucrose, which is chemically the same whether it comes from cane or beets.
>
> Beet sugar smells funny. But I haven't found any difference when
> cooking with it vs. cane sugar.
>
> (Why did you use Traditional Chinese for the character encoding)?
>
> Bob

huh? as far as i recall i was a stright cut 'n' paste from the site.

your pal,
blake