After the Egyptians crushed cut cane and captured the juice, they boiled and strained the liquid, let it settle, then
strained it again. The cane juice was now poured into
molds with holes in the bottom, so that all the liquid
could drain out, leaving only a powder. That powder was
then mixed with milk and boiled again. After one round
of these steps, the process was repeated all over again. As
a result of all this effort and care, Egypt was known for
the "whitest and purest" sugar.
-Sugar Changed the World,
Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos
How do the details in the passage support the central
idea?
The details compare the Egyptian process of
refining sugar to processes used by other people.
The details explain how Egyptians created the
process to refine white sugar.
The details clarify the simplistic approach that
Egyptians used to refine white sugar.
The details describe the extensive and repetitive
process necessary to create white sugar.