Artes Marciales

Boiling Down Sugar: The Steel Heart of Barbados' Sugar The Rise of Barbados Sugar Wealth. Sugarcane growing started in Barbados in the early 1640s, when Dutch merchants came to help with sugar cane harvesting. The island's soil and favourable climate made it an ideal location for harvesting sugar. By the mid-17th century, Barbados had become one of the wealthiest colonies in the British Empire, earning the nickname "Little England."By the mid-17th century, Barbados had actually turned into one of the wealthiest nests in the British Empire, making the label "Little England." But all was not sweetness in the land of Sugar as we discover next: The Boiling Process: A Grueling Task Sugar production in the days of colonial slavery was  a perilous procedure. After collecting and squashing the sugarcane, its juice was boiled in massive cast iron kettles till it took shape as sugar. These pots, often arranged in a series called a"" train"" were ...