A liquid by-product of this crop was eventually turned into rum as part of the Triangular Trade and is known as molasses.
During the Napoleonic Wars, Andreas Marggraf developed an alternative method to producing this product. During the "Special Period," one country was no longer able to trade this product for oil. Mocambos and quilombos were formed by individuals who ran away from the engenhos that produced this product in one country. The Sherman Antitrust Act was tested on a trust that controlled the trade of this product in the (*) E. C. Knight case. Along with cotton, it was the principal crop of nineteenth century Louisiana, while an 18th century gold rush helped alleviate decreased production of this crop in Brazil. A liquid by-product of this crop was eventually turned into rum as part of the Triangular Trade and is known as molasses. For 10 points, name this food harvested from beets and canes.
During the Napoleonic Wars, Andreas Marggraf developed an alternative method to producing this product.
{sugar} cane [accept {sugar beet} before “{special period}” is read; prompt on {molasses} before read]