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 Domino Sugar Refinery site in Brooklyn was the world's largest sugar factory for several decades. Paul Raphaelson, from New York City, was the last person to photograph inside the landmark building. Hundreds of old and rusting pipes form a mass of machinery inside the factory, which shut down in 2006.