sugar and spice
- Thread starter Erik 182
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It occurs most often in a nursery rhyme:Erik 182 said:
"What are little girls made of ?
Sugar and spice, and all things nice,
that's what little girls are made of.
What are little boys made of ?
Frogs and snails, and puppy dogs tails,
that's what little boys are made of"
Hello Erik,
When the nursery rhyme was written it was at a time when spice from Asia was considered to be a very precious commodity. Spices such as nutmeg, ginger, mace, cloves, vanilla - which we take for granted today.
So sugar and spice means something sweet and precious.
LRV
?
When the nursery rhyme was written it was at a time when spice from Asia was considered to be a very precious commodity. Spices such as nutmeg, ginger, mace, cloves, vanilla - which we take for granted today.
So sugar and spice means something sweet and precious.
LRV
?