I live near Carl Sandburg's former home "Connemara" in Flat Rock, North Carolina. In 1993 "My Connemara" written by Sandburg's granddaughter, Paula Steichen, was published. In it, she describes a cabinet filled with all sorts of memorabilia among which were "hand decorated sugar cubes". Mine have been in this bowl for over 40 years. (Actutally, since 1976)