"john royce" wrote:
>
> Have just been given a 5Kg bag of ' for baking' Castor Sugar. It's in a
> paper bag, so I think it will go hard after a while, since it will be many
> years before we can get through it.
>
> How is it best to store it?
>
> At the moment we are thinking of putting it in glass pickle jars with
> screw lids.
> Is there anything simple we could put in the jars with it, that would act
> as a *drying agent* to take out any moisture for the air?

There is nothing else you can do that you haven't done already... you
certainly do not want to place something into the jar with the sugar that
will attract moisture... it's not like the lid is full of holes for
sprinkling. Just keep the lid screwed down tight, perhaps place a couple
sheets of waxed paper under the lid for a better seal... and peridically
give the sugar a stir with a wooden spoon.