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Which is correct 'caster sugar' or 'castor sugar'? |
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Both are right. The spelling castor
sugar used to be the prevailing one, but caster sugar seems to be more usual now,
perhaps because it is used by some sugar manufacturers on their packaging.
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Which is correct 'caster sugar' or 'castor sugar'?
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