Question

Which text evidence best supports the authors' claim that sugar processing was a long and difficult process?

"A stream of pale ash-colored syrup gushed out from the mills."
"Then there was the smell, or rather, the stench of the boiling liquid."
"As the [sugar cane] juice boiled, a foul scum rose to the top."
"Over and over again the liquid had to be strained and purified.

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The text evidence that best supports the authors' claim that sugar processing was a long and difficult process is:

"Over and over again the liquid had to be strained and purified."

This statement indicates that multiple steps were involved in the processing of sugar, highlighting the lengthy and labor-intensive nature of the process.