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Usage Entry 1431 / 1605 60-second read

Confectioners' sugar vs. Icing sugar

American name versus British name — same thing.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

I need icing sugar (US recipe).

✓ Correct

Either works — CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR (US) and ICING SUGAR (UK) are the same powdered sugar.

The ruleii

US = CONFECTIONERS'. UK = ICING.

CONFECTIONERS' SUGAR (US) = ICING SUGAR (UK) = POWDERED SUGAR — finely ground sugar with a little cornstarch added. Three names, one product.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Same sugar, three names.

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