On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 10:20:39 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

>On Mar 27, 11:24*am, George M. Middius > wrote:
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>> Tom Del Rosso wrote:
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>> > The method I learned from mom was to put a slice of bread in the bag.
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>> Brown sugar is a pain to store, as you've realized. I never buy it.
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>No, it's not. Store it in an airtight container and it's _always_
>fresh and soft. No bread, apples, or clay disks are needed. I don't
>know why everyone wants to make this so complicated.

If brown sugar is used within a year or two it stores fine in it's own
plastic bag, but a lot of people use it rarely so a one pound box can
be in their cupboard for 5-10 years and longer and then it will turn
to rock if it's not kept moisturized. I keep my brown sugar in a qt
mayo jar and add a couple of prunes to keep it moistened like in a
tobacco humidor... many years ago I smoked a pipe and used dried fruit
in my humidor.