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Sugar sand has multiple meanings. It can refer to the debris that settles to the bottom of a container of maple sap once it has reached a sugar concentration of 66-67%. It must be filtered out to complete the maple sugaring process. The substance's main constituent is a calcium salt of malic acid. When filtered maple syrup is reheated above 200 °F (93 °C), sugar sand will again develop and settle to the bottom of the syrup. Sugar sand was often used along with baking soda to wash dishes before dish soap became common in the 1940s.^{[citation needed]}

Sugar sand is the local name for a type of fine sandy soil found in the Pine Barrens of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In the U.S. state of Kansas, a type of granular calcite found in Ness and Hodgeman counties is also referred to as "sugar sand".

Sugar sand describes a soil type that is a component of the baseball rubbing mud used by Major League Baseball as an abrasive to condition new baseballs. It dulls the shiny, slick surface and softens the leather. Sugar sand mud is rubbed into new balls by hand before they are used in play.

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• Warren, W.H. 'Sugar Sand' From Maple Sap; A Source of Malic Acid. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1911, 33 (7), pp 1205–1211 DOI: 10.1021/ja02220a024. Publication Date: July 1911