1. THE METHOD OF TREATING GRANULAR BROWN SUGAR HAVING A MOLASSES COATING TO PRODUCE THEREFROM A PULVERULENT BROWN SUGAR PRODUCT WHICH COMPRISES DRYING GRANULAR BROWN SUGAR CONTAINING AN EXCESS OF ABOUT 2.5% WATER IN THE MOLASSES COATING TO CONVERT THE MOLASSES LAYER THEREON TO A DRY, SOLID, NON-STICKY COATING, AND TO REDUCE THE MOISTURE OF THE GRANULAR BROWN SUGAR TO LESS THAN 1% AND PULVERIZING THE RESULTING DRIED PRODUCT TO PRODUCE A PULVERULENT PRODUCT CONTAINING MICROSCOPIC PARTICLES OF THE DRIED COATING ADMIXED WITH AND SURROUNDED BY MICROSCOPIC SUCROSE CRYSTALS RESULTING FROM THE PULVERIZING OPERATION.