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Revision as of 18:58, 26 July 2006 by SmackBot (talk | contribs) (Reference -> References as there are more than one , Replaced: ==Reference== → ==References==, using AWB)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)A sugar plum is a piece of candy that is made of sugar and shaped in a small round or oval shape.
Sugar plums are widely associated with Christmas, through cultural phenomena such as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, as well as the line "Visions of sugar plums danced in their heads," from "A Visit from St. Nicholas," better known as "Twas the Night Before Christmas."
The Sugar Plum Tree
Sugar plums have also gained wide spread recognition through the poem "The Sugar Plum Tree" by Eugene Field. The poem begins "Have you ever heard of the Sugar-Plum Tree? 'Tis a marvel of great renown!"
References
- Ward, Artimas. The Grocer's Encycplopedia. New York: 1911.
- The Sugar Plum Tree, by Eugene Field (from FirstScience).
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