In article >,
Sky > wrote:

> Has the price of sugar recently gone up again? I was at Aldi today and
> bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!! That seems rather high to
> me, but then I don't buy sugar that often.
>
> Dang, I just phoned a local IGA store, and their IGA-brand of sugar is
> 4# for $3.09 - go figure! Oh, this gets better -- I also called a local
> Schnucks' and their 4#-bag of sugar is $2.28!
>
> Nevermind ;D However, I am surprised Aldi is more expensive with its
> price for sugar!
>
> Sky, who might return that Aldi 3#-bag of sugar and buy 4# from
> Schnucks!


Weird. I haven't seen a 5-lb bag of sugar in a long time and I've never
seen a 3-lb bag. All I see are 4-lb bags and 10-lb bags. Huh.

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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Sky > wrote:
>
>> Has the price of sugar recently gone up again? I was at Aldi today and
>> bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!! That seems rather high to
>> me, but then I don't buy sugar that often.
>>
>> Dang, I just phoned a local IGA store, and their IGA-brand of sugar is
>> 4# for $3.09 - go figure! Oh, this gets better -- I also called a local
>> Schnucks' and their 4#-bag of sugar is $2.28!
>>
>> Nevermind ;D However, I am surprised Aldi is more expensive with its
>> price for sugar!
>>
>> Sky, who might return that Aldi 3#-bag of sugar and buy 4# from
>> Schnucks!
>
>
> Weird. I haven't seen a 5-lb bag of sugar in a long time and I've never
> seen a 3-lb bag. All I see are 4-lb bags and 10-lb bags. Huh.
>


Aldi only sells 5 pound bags. (but it's been a couple of months
since I checked)

Bob

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Weird. I haven't seen a 5-lb bag of sugar in a long time and I've never
> seen a 3-lb bag. All I see are 4-lb bags and 10-lb bags. Huh.
>
I've been making more of a point to buy cane sugar rather than beet
sugar (or un-labeled bags) for some odd reason, but also because I want
to support the southern sugar industries in particular.
Domino sugar comes out of Savannah (The factory experienced a horrific
explosion a couple of years ago and I briefly took care of one of their
burn patients as he was being flown to the burn center)

On 5/5/2010 8:00 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In >,
> > wrote:
>
>> Has the price of sugar recently gone up again? I was at Aldi today and
>> bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!! That seems rather high to
>> me, but then I don't buy sugar that often.
>>
>> Dang, I just phoned a local IGA store, and their IGA-brand of sugar is
>> 4# for $3.09 - go figure! Oh, this gets better -- I also called a local
>> Schnucks' and their 4#-bag of sugar is $2.28!
>>
>> Nevermind ;D However, I am surprised Aldi is more expensive with its
>> price for sugar!
>>
>> Sky, who might return that Aldi 3#-bag of sugar and buy 4# from
>> Schnucks!
>
>
> Weird. I haven't seen a 5-lb bag of sugar in a long time and I've never
> seen a 3-lb bag. All I see are 4-lb bags and 10-lb bags. Huh.
>
Well, come on down Grasshopper, it's getting on to jamming and jelling
season here in SW Loosyanna and Kroger is stocking sucar in 10 and 25 lb
bags at the moment. I generally use two or three of the ten pounders
during the canning season as I have no place to park a 25-pound bag.

I have not seen any three-pound bags either, they do sometimes stock
two-pounders though, I guess for the folks that live alone.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> Sky > wrote:
>
>> Has the price of sugar recently gone up again? I was at Aldi today and
>> bought a 3-lb package of sugar for US$3.09!! That seems rather high to
>> me, but then I don't buy sugar that often.
>>
>> Dang, I just phoned a local IGA store, and their IGA-brand of sugar is
>> 4# for $3.09 - go figure! Oh, this gets better -- I also called a local
>> Schnucks' and their 4#-bag of sugar is $2.28!
>

> Weird. I haven't seen a 5-lb bag of sugar in a long time and I've never
> seen a 3-lb bag. All I see are 4-lb bags and 10-lb bags. Huh.
>



I have been waiting for sugar to go on sale to stock up for jam making
this summer, but it wasn't on much of a sale anywhere around here before
the holidays. (It usually is quite a bit cheaper before Easter,
Thanksgiving, and Christmas.)

gloria p

"Goomba" > wrote
>>
> I've been making more of a point to buy cane sugar rather than beet sugar
> (or un-labeled bags) for some odd reason, but also because I want to
> support the southern sugar industries in particular.
> Domino sugar comes out of Savannah (The factory experienced a horrific
> explosion a couple of years ago and I briefly took care of one of their
> burn patients as he was being flown to the burn center)

I've never seen beet sugar here in the northeast and I've never seen 4 pound
bags either. Must be a regional thing.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> I've never seen beet sugar here in the northeast and I've never seen 4
> pound bags either. Must be a regional thing.
>
If the bag doesn't say "Cane Sugar" on it, I assume it is beet sugar.
I may be wrong. <shrug>

Goomba wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> I've never seen beet sugar here in the northeast and I've never seen 4
>> pound bags either. Must be a regional thing.
>>
> If the bag doesn't say "Cane Sugar" on it, I assume it is beet sugar.
> I may be wrong. <shrug>



No, you are right. Cane sugar is more expensive so it's clearly labeled
to justify the price. If it just says "sugar" it's probably beet.

gloria p

On May 5, 9:23*pm, Goomba > wrote:
> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > Weird. *I haven't seen a 5-lb bag of sugar in a long time and I've never
> > seen a 3-lb bag. *All I see are 4-lb bags and 10-lb bags. *Huh.
>
> I've been making more of a point to buy cane sugar rather than beet
> sugar (or un-labeled bags) for some odd reason, but also because I want
> to support the southern sugar industries in particular.
> Domino sugar comes out of Savannah (The factory experienced a horrific
> explosion a couple of years ago and I briefly took care of one of their
> burn patients as he was being flown to the burn center)

I buy beet sugar to support Michigan sugarbeet farmers. Buy local!

Cindy Hamilton