Sweet as Sin "She is obviously passionate about her mission to place candy in an historical and cultural context." "Portland Book Review" wrote: "The book is full of research and black and white photos, but lacks much in true substance." Sweet as Sin Sweet as Sin: The Unwrapped Story of How Candy Became America’s Pleasure is a 2016 nonfiction book written by Susan Benjamin. It focuses on the history of candy and its importance in American culture. The book details the history of the birth of sweets from the harvesting of the marshmallow plant in ancient Egypt to the mass-produced candy innovations of
Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis Cornus officinalis is a species of dogwood known also as Japanese cornel or Japanese cornelian cherry or Cornelian cherries, not to be confused with "C. mas", which is also known as the "Cornelian cherry." The correct term would be Korean cornel dogwood or Chinese cornel dogwood since the flower originated from Korea and China. In Korean it is known as "sansuyu" (), in Chinese as () and in Japanese as . It occurs in China, Japan and Korea where it is used as a food plant and as a medicinal plant. The plant contains oleanolic acid and ursolic