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.
"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.
"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.