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Not the swearing variety, but the kind you stir into your tea. In the Co-op yesterday it was a whopping great £1.23 for a kilo of the stuff. JA Mackays have it for 84pence, but best price in Thurso seems to be Frasers on Castlegreen Road where it is 65pence a kilo. I know sugar is considered in some stores as a loss leader, but this is a huge difference in price don`t you think?
Not the swearing variety, but the kind you stir into your tea. In the Co-op yesterday it was a whopping great £1.23 for a kilo of the stuff. JA Mackays have it for 84pence, but best price in Thurso seems to be Frasers on Castlegreen Road where it is 65pence a kilo. I know sugar is considered in some stores as a loss leader, but this is a huge difference in price don`t you think?
Good job am sweet enough[lol] dinna take sugar in ma tea anyway
I've noticed lately that the price of sugar, milk, bread and butter have all crept up. Most of us just throw it in the trolley without looking because we buy it regularly. Compared with this time last year, there is quite a big difference.
We like Warburtons bread and it is very much a case of shopping around. The co-op have it on special for £1 a loaf just now, last week Tesco had it cheapest in town. Milk is rising a penny or so week by week i seems. Probably tea and coffee too although I only buy tea and even that has to be on special offer and I would stock up for the lean times.
cuddlepop
23-May-09, 17:51
Jams getting really expensive too and I suppose foods that contain sugar are going to creep up in price too.:eek:
Better stock up on the chocolate now Poppett.
maidencaithness
23-May-09, 17:51
Not the swearing variety, but the kind you stir into your tea. In the Co-op yesterday it was a whopping great £1.23 for a kilo of the stuff. JA Mackays have it for 84pence, but best price in Thurso seems to be Frasers on Castlegreen Road where it is 65pence a kilo. I know sugar is considered in some stores as a loss leader, but this is a huge difference in price don`t you think?
I think you were looking at the price of the light sugar as I bought some of the normal stuff in the Co-op the other day can't remember how much it was but nowhere near as expensive as that.
Has anyone else noticed that Jam just doesn't seem to last anymore, I guess they are putting less sugar in it.
Kevin Milkins
23-May-09, 22:24
I would have no idea about the price of sugar, but coincidently I was thinking earlier today that they do not make sugar like they used to when I was a young un, (a while ago)lol.
When I was a nipper I loved to dip a stick of raw rhubarb in sugar and eat it:eek:, but the sugar we get today is not the same. I think the sugar we used to get was made from sugar cane and had large grains, but the stuff we get today is made from sugar beet and is finer.
Mr P Cannop
23-May-09, 22:24
sugar in the spring park co-op is 97p just now
ShelleyCowie
23-May-09, 22:33
Prices for these basic things are rediculous!!
The coffee i buy has gone up £1 in the last year, sugar is very dear but i buy the large bags for £4.20. Lasts quite a while.
The price of bread is mental! I love the seeded loaf range, but they can cost up to £2 a loaf some places. How mental is that!
Now who wants to discuss the price of cheese with me? :eek:
I would have no idea about the price of sugar, but coincidently I was thinking earlier today that they do not make sugar like they used to when I was a young un, (a while ago)lol.
When I was a nipper I loved to dip a stick of raw rhubarb in sugar and eat it:eek:, but the sugar we get today is not the same. I think the sugar we used to get was made from sugar cane and had large grains, but the stuff we get today is made from sugar beet and is finer.
From Wiki :
Cane versus beet
Little perceptible difference exists between sugar produced from beet and that from cane. Chemical tests can distinguish the two, and some tests aim to detect fraudulent abuse of European Union (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union) subsidies or to aid in the detection of adulterated fruit juice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_juice).
The production of sugarcane needs approximately four times as much water as the production of sugar beet, therefore some countries that traditionally produced cane sugar (such as Egypt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt)) have seen the building of new beet sugar factories recently[update] (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sugar&action=edit). On the other hand, sugar cane tolerates hot climates better. Some sugar factories process both sugar cane and sugar beets and extend their processing period in that way.
The production of sugar results in residues which differ substantially depending on the raw materials used and on the place of production. While cooks often use cane molasses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molasses) in food preparation, humans find molasses from sugar beet unpalatable, and it therefore ends up mostly as industrial fermentation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation_(food)) feedstock (for example in alcohol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol) distilleries), or as animal feed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_feed). Once dried, either type of molasses can serve as fuel for burning.
Full article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar
Mr P Cannop
23-May-09, 22:52
Prices for these basic things are rediculous!!
The coffee i buy has gone up £1 in the last year, sugar is very dear but i buy the large bags for £4.20. Lasts quite a while.
The price of bread is mental! I love the seeded loaf range, but they can cost up to £2 a loaf some places. How mental is that!
Now who wants to discuss the price of cheese with me? :eek:
aye i will
davlaurjen
23-May-09, 22:59
It's more important now than ever to shop around,if you've got the time!
From Wiki :
Cane versus beet
Little perceptible difference exists between sugar produced from beet and that from cane. Chemical tests can distinguish the two, and some tests aim to detect fraudulent abuse of European Union (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union) subsidies or to aid in the detection of adulterated fruit juice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_juice).
The production of sugarcane needs approximately four times as much water as the production of sugar beet, therefore some countries that traditionally produced cane sugar (such as Egypt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt)) have seen the building of new beet sugar factories recently[update] (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sugar&action=edit). On the other hand, sugar cane tolerates hot climates better. Some sugar factories process both sugar cane and sugar beets and extend their processing period in that way.
The production of sugar results in residues which differ substantially depending on the raw materials used and on the place of production. While cooks often use cane molasses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molasses) in food preparation, humans find molasses from sugar beet unpalatable, and it therefore ends up mostly as industrial fermentation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation_%28food%29) feedstock (for example in alcohol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol) distilleries), or as animal feed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_feed). Once dried, either type of molasses can serve as fuel for burning.
Full article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar
Very informative Jox!
I would have no idea about the price of sugar, but coincidently I was thinking earlier today that they do not make sugar like they used to when I was a young un, (a while ago)lol.
When I was a nipper I loved to dip a stick of raw rhubarb in sugar and eat it:eek:, but the sugar we get today is not the same. I think the sugar we used to get was made from sugar cane and had large grains, but the stuff we get today is made from sugar beet and is finer.
Aaaaaaaaaw Kev you have taken me back in time! I used to do that! Lovely!
Kevin Milkins
23-May-09, 23:19
From Wiki :
Cane versus beet
Little perceptible difference exists between sugar produced from beet and that from cane. Chemical tests can distinguish the two, and some tests aim to detect fraudulent abuse of European Union (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union) subsidies or to aid in the detection of adulterated fruit juice (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_juice).
The production of sugarcane needs approximately four times as much water as the production of sugar beet, therefore some countries that traditionally produced cane sugar (such as Egypt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt)) have seen the building of new beet sugar factories recently[update] (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sugar&action=edit). On the other hand, sugar cane tolerates hot climates better. Some sugar factories process both sugar cane and sugar beets and extend their processing period in that way.
The production of sugar results in residues which differ substantially depending on the raw materials used and on the place of production. While cooks often use cane molasses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molasses) in food preparation, humans find molasses from sugar beet unpalatable, and it therefore ends up mostly as industrial fermentation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation_(food)) feedstock (for example in alcohol (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol) distilleries), or as animal feed (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_feed). Once dried, either type of molasses can serve as fuel for burning.
Full article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar
Thanks for that Jox, it's no wonder you are top dog on the quiz night.:D
It certainly pays to shop around and be aware of the price of our evry day products that we use, fortunatly for me thats Mrs M's department.
I only buy unrefined sugar as it is the healthier option, Tesco sell it at 99p for a 500g bag.
''When it comes to choosing sugar, there is no doubt that unrefined raw sugar is the best choice. It contains minerals and nutrients that are stripped from refined white sugar and regular brown sugar. Raw sugar contains roughly eleven calories per teaspoon and has the same vitamin and mineral consistency that is found in the juice from the sugarcane plant.''
Very informative Jox!
One does try ones best to keep the public reliably informed. :)
Kevin Milkins
23-May-09, 23:58
I only buy unrefined sugar as it is the healthier option, Tesco sell it at 99p for a 500g bag.
''When it comes to choosing sugar, there is no doubt that unrefined raw sugar is the best choice. It contains minerals and nutrients that are stripped from refined white sugar and regular brown sugar. Raw sugar contains roughly eleven calories per teaspoon and has the same vitamin and mineral consistency that is found in the juice from the sugarcane plant.''
Thats interesting Julia, is the unrefined sugar a larger granual?
One does try ones best to keep the pubic reliably informed. :)
Brilliant typo error Jox! Nearly joked on my coffee. :lol:
Added: Imagination running riot now.....
Brilliant typo error Jox! Nearly joked on my coffee. :lol:
Added: Imagination running riot now.....
Well spotted 3of8!!! [lol]
cuddlepop
24-May-09, 11:25
The £'d shops were selling a larger bag of unrefined sugar so bought some when we were away.
Oh swears you need more as its not so sweet.:roll:
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