Scientists are diligently looking for other genes that may be involved in ALS, but currently, there is no other genetic test that will identify ALS in families. Therefore, the determination that an individual has the inherited type of ALS is typically based on family history rather than a genetic test.
Jakub Krystof Rad invented the first sugar cubes in the 1840s at a sugar refining plant in Dacice, a small Moravian town in what is now the Czech Republic. These early cubes were made primarily of beet sugar, and in modern times, either beet or cane sugar is considered acceptable.
Add this, along with the pod, to your liquid and steep. The pods can then be removed, rinsed, dried, and placed in granulated white sugar to produce what is called vanilla sugar. Vanilla sugar is when a vanilla bean has been added to white granulated sugar or confectioners (powdered or icing) sugar. The bean is cut in half and buried in the sugar, covered, and left for a week or two to allow the vanilla to permeate through the sugar.