Yes! If we assume The Shire is a mini version of Britain the only sweetener available would be honey or sugar from sugar beet. The sort of stuff that comes in cones would probably have to be imported from Harad or even further south.
It may even have been an illegal import . . . now there's a story. ;)
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Date: 2016-03-20 09:15 pm (UTC)It may even have been an illegal import . . . now there's a story. ;)