Alum is a salt that in chemistry is a combination of an alkali metal, such as sodium, potassium, or ammonium and a trivalent metal, such as aluminum, iron, or chromium.
USDA allocates a share of the anticipated U.S. sugar market to sugar producers annually. This allotment basically determines the amount of sugar an individual company is allowed to sell that year. However, these allotments can be, and often are, adjusted based on harvest conditions.
The Sugar Act is an act passed by the British Parliament in 1764.It placed a tax of three cents on sugar that was bought by theAmerican colonists. During the French and Indian â¦ War, Britaincollected a great amount of debt. In order to raise money, theydecided to tax the colonists. The Sugar Act is one of the manytaxes imposed by Parliament.