On Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:26:55 -0500, Mark Storkamp
> wrote:

>In article >,
> "Tom Del Rosso" > wrote:
>
>> The method I learned from mom was to put a slice of bread in the bag. Here
>> and there they say to use a slice of apple, but I don't always have apples.
>> Usually not in fact.
>>
>> The bread always got dry and not moldy, until the latest instance in which
>> the bread got green mold. Fortunately there was not much sugar left, but
>> maybe that was the reason, since it didn't absorb all the bread's moisture.
>>
>> Is apple really better, and can't it get moldy too? Shouldn't a small wad
>> of damp paper towel work, in theory?
>
>I've found that just putting a couple of drops of water in worked as
>well as anything else.

A small piece of citrus peel keeps brown sugar hydrated.