On Wed, 7 Aug 2013 22:43:37 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" >
wrote:

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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "Paul M. Cook" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>
> >>
> >> It has animal products so it is non vegan. Vegans love sugar. The ones
> >> I have known eat it by the ton.
> >
> > Most sugar isn't vegan and most vegans won't eat most sugar. But they now
> > have palm sugar aka coconut sugar. It is vegan and it seems to be
> > replacing brown rice syrup as the vegan choice of sweetener. Dates are
> > also a popular sweetener. I have made raw vegan brownies that were little
> > more than dates, nuts and cocoa powder put in a food processor. You'd be
> > hard pressed to tell them from baked brownies. Seriously!
>
> Whatever. I grew up with 3 asshole vegans - my sisters. Sugar was not off
> their list. I went to a colllege where granola was used for a douche. They
> all loved sugar in any form. Every ****ing vegan I have ever known has had
> a sweet tooth that is almost an addiction.
>
I suppose the objection of vegans in Julie's area to has to do with
the refining process of cane sugar.
http://www.vegsource.com/jo/qa/qasugar.htm

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