Also it's needed for making preserves and can also be used for making alcohol. I know back in the 60s, my father had to sign a register (like a poison book) at the grocery store when he bought sugar for canning. They assumed most large purchases were for liquor making.
"They don't raise the cost of things that people are addicted to . . ."?
You haven't looked at the price of cigarettes, have you. 25 cents a pack in the 60s and I don't know how many dollars a pack they are now. I think for the price of a single pack today, you could have bought a couple of cartons back in the 60s.
Or the price of soft drinks, or candy bars, or a lot of other things.
You can't make tea in the South without sugar.
Also it's needed for making preserves and can also be used for making alcohol. I know back in the 60s, my father had to sign a register (like a poison book) at the grocery store when he bought sugar for canning. They assumed most large purchases were for liquor making.
"They don't raise the cost of things that people are addicted to . . ."?
You haven't looked at the price of cigarettes, have you. 25 cents a pack in the 60s and I don't know how many dollars a pack they are now. I think for the price of a single pack today, you could have bought a couple of cartons back in the 60s.
Or the price of soft drinks, or candy bars, or a lot of other things.