On 2016-03-20 6:20 PM, dsi1 wrote:

>> Just about any white or whole wheat. It works miracles. I have a
>> half slice of bread in my tupperware sugar canister that I put in
>> there years ago. I rarely even use the regular brown sugar except
>> for baking, but it is always soft and moist. I keep a piece about
>> two inches square in the small pot I keep the demererra in and it
>> stays nice and moist.
>
> I think a lot depends on the relative humidity of your location. It
> averages about 70% over here so we don't have this problem.
>

Not to pick nits or anything, but the bread really does work, and it
works like magic. It is quite humid around here in the summer, so we
never have to worry about brown sugar hardening in the spring, summer
and early fall. Winter air is dry, so brown sugar will harden in
storage..... but not if you stick a piece of bread in with it.