Cinnamon Sugar Mixture

Cinnamon Sugar

Earlier in the week, I was at the spice section of the local grocery store.  In that same section was a couple, 40ish. I had observed them on other isles in the store sticking to their shopping list and comparison shopping. They were clearly sticking to their list and grocery budget. 

So here, we crossed paths again on the spice isle, and they bought a premixed cinnamon-sugar mix, you know the type you use to make cinnamon toast.  I am not the food police, so I did not say anything.  I quietly wondered to myself. Did they not know how to mix their own, or did the not want to?  

Here are the prices

Premixed Cinnamon sugar $1.97 for 2.3 oz

Ground cinnamon $1.98 for a jar the same size

Sugar $2.54 for 4lb

This is so easy to mix. Here are the ratios, 4 teaspoons of ground cinnamon to ¼ cup of granulated sugar.

As a rule, 2 cups of sugar equal one pound.  

Therefore, we will use 7 cent of sugar and about 10 cents of cinnamon to make our own cinnamon sugar.

Now I have not worked out the exact math but this couple paid 1.97 for what they could have made for about 17 cents.

Clifton