Sugar - 60 lbs/ person/ year

In a normal daily diet, sugar should be consumed in small amounts.   However, when it comes to food storage, don’t be afraid to store it, even in large quantities.  If we are required to live off our long term food storage supply, we will appreciate a little sugar to help make some of the bland grains tastier.  If our society should go back to a trading and bartering way of life, sugar may be a valuable commodity.  So I say again, don’t be afraid to store sugar, despite it’s bad reputation for our health.  Here are some types of sugar to think about:

White Granulated Sugar

Also known as table sugar or sucrose.  Sucrose is obtained form sugar cane or beet sugar.  Just a spoonful of it helps the medicine go down.

Brown Sugar

Brown sugar is sucrose with the presence of molasses.  Brown sugar can be made at home by adding 1 or 2 teaspoons of molasses to 1 cup of refined white sugar to make light brown sugar, or by adding 1 tablespoon molasses to 1 cup refined white sugar to make dark brown sugar.

Powdered

Powdered sugar is also know as confectioner’s sugar.  It is white granulated sugar that has been ground to a very fine powder.  It is commonly used to make icings and for dusting on baked goods for sweetness and decoration.  You can make powdered sugar at home by putting granulated sugar in a coffee grinder.

Honey

Honey is mostly fructose and glucose derived from bees and pollination.  Honey should not be fed to infants under one year because of the natural presence of botulinum endospores that a young digestive system cannot destroy.  Honey goes great with biscuits and is good on a peanut butter sandwich.

Corn Syrup

Corn syrup is mainly glucose derived from corn starch.  Corn syrup sold in retail is usually a combination of glucose, other sugars, salt, and vanilla .

Molasses

Molasses is a by-product of the refining process of sugar cane and beet sugar.  Most molasses we use is pure sugar cane juice.  There are three types of molasses as a result of the 3 different stages of the extraction process.  There is first molasses (mild), second molasses (dark), and blackstrap molasses. 

Maple Syrup

Maple syrup is mostly sucrose made from the sap of maple trees.  Many pancake syrups found at the grocery store are imitation maples syrup made from high fructose corn syrup and natural and artificial flavors.

Sugar Substitutes

If you health requires you to use sugar substitutes, you will probably want to store some.

Candies

You may also want to include a stash of your favorite candies such as M&M’s, gumdrops, peppermints, or other simple treats to provide some simple pleasure. 

So store some sugar.  The front of your tongue will thank you it.