GOt sugar?

If any of y'all remember back in 05 sugar went sky high. Well it was cause after Katrina and Rita all the sugar cane down here was destroyed. Imperial sugar is out of .... you ready?? Sugarland, Texas.

Texas and La make most of it.

Well, Gustav ruined quite a bit of it again, and it looks like there will be more huricannes headed our way. So, i recommend stocking up now if you use quite a bit. I go through probebly 10 pounds a week. when I am not making Jellies and such. When I am, I go through about 10 pounds a day. LOL

Anyway, if you have the space, you might want to stock up before the price rises. As far as I know it didnt kill all the rice down around the Texas Gulf Coast. Cause we didnt get hit real hard like we were supposed to, so its safe so far.


Anyway, Just a heads up.

good advice, I never would have thought of that. Thanks

I have to say I don't remember sugar getting that high.... but it was probably overshadowed by the pure shock of the gas prices. I remember crying when the first time they filled the oil tank and gave me the bill after Katrina/Rita. I have to laugh now because it's SO much worse right now and if I don't laugh I might not be able to stop crying.

Thanks! I don't use that much sugar, but I usually try and have at least one bag in the freezer.

Thanks for the heads up!

Good point, Chelle. Pioneer Sugar is made in MI, we grow lots of sugar beets here, but I imagine it will take another huge jump in price pretty quick if a large percentage of the supply has been lost.

How did you guys fare? Any sustained damage to your home or property?

Lori, nope. We barely even got rain. Not the 10 inches they predicted. and winds were 35-45 MPH, and then only in gusts.

we actually missed all of it. Basicly its just a dreary rainy day. Could be from any other low pressure (or is it high pressure?) system..



Thanks for asking

DH and I were watching the Weather Channel (that lasted about 2 minutes, zzzzz) and they were showing bands of no rain zones in between the bands of swirling hurricane force winds and rain. I never realized that a hurricane worked like that. I guess I learned something, but I'm still not planning on watching the Weather Channel if I don't have to.

Missy: Is there some benefit for placing sugar in the freezer?

Just the fact that you dont get bugs in it.

I put it in the freezer, or in big bags.

Right now I have about 30 pounds.

Thanks. I store mine in a big rubbermaid container.

trax wrote:Missy: Is there some benefit for placing sugar in the freezer?

Like chelle said, but I don't use my sugar too much, so I would hate to throw something out because of not using it quick enough and bugs get in it.

I am glad that you are not getting hit by it chelle. I have been checking the online weather channel to find out where it is hitting, and trying to figure out where you are admist it all.

I KNEW I should have gotten that second bag yesterday! I never knew about keeping it in the freezer.. can you do that with flour and pancake mix too? We had to throw away a brand new box of pancake mix this weekend because it had bugs in it.. yuck

Connie wrote:I KNEW I should have gotten that second bag yesterday! I never knew about keeping it in the freezer.. can you do that with flour and pancake mix too? We had to throw away a brand new box of pancake mix this weekend because it had bugs in it.. yuck

I do that with my flour, but we go through the pancake mix quick enough to not keep in the freezer. Though i know some people that do.

Thanks, I will start doing that. Im getting sick of throwing food out. With just three of us, we don't go through anything quickly except cereal.

I go through the flour as soon as I get it home..... sorta sift it into teh container I put in t eh freezer. I don't know how many bags I have returned that were buggy upon opening. yuck

Thanks for the advice. We don't have much room anymore but I'll try to buy as many bags of rice as I can.. LOL.

and am I seeing doubles? There's another thread with no response but the same first post??

Connie wrote:Thanks, I will start doing that. Im getting sick of throwing food out. With just three of us, we don't go through anything quickly except cereal.

Same with us, except replace cereal with bread and milk. I swear we go through at least 3 loaves a week, and 2 1/2 of that is from my Tims'!! lol