Along the way, sugar and sweets became synonymous with love and affection and the language with which we communicate them—“sweets,” “sweetie,” “sweetheart,” “sweetie pie,” “honey,” “honeybun,” “sugar,” and all manner of combinations and variations. Sugar and sweets became a primary contribution to our celebrations of holidays and accomplishments, both major and minor. For those of us who don’t reward our existence with a drink (and for many of us who do), it’s a candy bar, a dessert, an ice-cream cone, or a Coke (or Pepsi) that makes our day. For those of us who are parents, sugar and sweets
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