Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
> We eat way too much sugar anyway. I hear the average US household goes
> through 160 pounds of it every year *per person*.
> http://www.cspinet.org/new/sugar_limit.html

I belive they are referring to sugar in processed foods, rather than
purchased sugar. I couldn't imagine buying & using that much sugar.

> 14 pounds a month is simply unbelievable - that's almost a half pound a day.
> I have had he same box of sugar, 8 ounces, in my pantry for no less than 3
> years now.
>
> It's a commodity item and its cost is indexed to other goods which is why we
> pay so much more for it. Any market with the demand that this country has
> can expect to pay a lot more for it. Why sell low when the demand supports
> gouging? Same for oil.
>
> Do yourself a flavor - go savory.
>
> Paul