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Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-24T09:03:17+00:00

[b]mashy wrote:
Might be wrong but I think sugar from beet is a UK (only) phenomena.

Seems I was wrong. Learnt something today!

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:03 am

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-24T04:30:00+00:00

RumJohn wrote:
N.B. You can make alcohol from beet sugar, but not rum. Rum has to come from a sugar cane based product.

As rum is my tipple John that's why I'm eager to have a go with this Jaggery that I've now found out you can buy from Indian markets here.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:30 am

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-24T01:42:12+00:00

Sugar beet is grown all over Europe. California used to grow a lot (Holly Sugar Co.)Don't know if they still do.

N.B. You can make alcohol from beet sugar, but not rum. Rum has to come from a sugar cane based product.

Statistics: Posted by RumJohn — Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:42 am

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-23T21:42:53+00:00

A practice stimulated by the lack of sugar cane during the second world war.

Statistics: Posted by Toper — Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:42 pm

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-23T21:03:54+00:00

mashy wrote:
Might be wrong but I think sugar from beet is a UK (only) phenomena

Sorry to say that you are.
Certainly France process an awful lot of sugar beet,and if they do,you can bet it is Europe wide.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:03 pm

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-23T19:38:23+00:00

Called into poundstretcher and its stil 49p for sugar cane Tate and Lyle
Hilarious as they are only allowed to sell 6 at a time so the young girl,bless her did 5 lots of 6 and I had to pay £4.94 each time, get the change, pay for the next one........ priceless !

Statistics: Posted by Admiral Toad — Mon Feb 23, 2015 7:38 pm

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-23T16:42:27+00:00

Might be wrong but I think sugar from beet is a UK (only) phenomena

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Feb 23, 2015 4:42 pm

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-23T14:48:25+00:00

Well...that's a surprise, I've always took it that our sugar (because of the EU) was beet, you live & learn.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Mon Feb 23, 2015 2:48 pm

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-23T12:48:58+00:00

Actually, the last lot I got from Aldi, was clearly labelled "Cane Sugar".......

T&L and Whitworths are both cane sugar. Silverspoon/British Sugar is beet........

Statistics: Posted by Phantom — Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:48 pm

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-23T09:59:56+00:00

At a rough guess mate I think you'll find it's beet...most of our's is.

Statistics: Posted by Icefever — Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:59 am

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-23T09:00:22+00:00

Does anyone know if the Aldi sugar cane or Beet please?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Mon Feb 23, 2015 9:00 am

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-22T22:59:26+00:00

I find Lidl and Aldi to be the only supermarkets happy for you to place one bag of sugar,bottle of beer etc on the belt,and then say "I have twelvety of those".
It speeds the checkout process,and a quick scan of the trolley confirms it.
It was the local Aldi manager that first asked me to do this.
I don't want to move stuff in and out of the trolley any more times than needed.

Trolley=shopping cart,not that these stores exist where shopping cart is the usual term.

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Sun Feb 22, 2015 10:59 pm

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-22T20:01:20+00:00

Was gonna pipe up about the poundstretcher price, but Magnus420 got there first.

Dunno about getting 6 not to be rude ? Last time I got some, I got 30kg. The till wallah was spitting feathers at having to scan them all individually......... >:D

Statistics: Posted by Phantom — Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:01 pm

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-22T09:05:50+00:00

While the oil price stays low, so will sugar.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sun Feb 22, 2015 9:05 am

Re: Sugar 59p a bag in Aldi

2015-02-22T05:20:03+00:00

The cheapest price in Sweden is 57p for 1kg

Statistics: Posted by dalawhisky — Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:20 am