Liquor prices were checked at the Sentry at 2928 N. Oakland Ave. For the five-year comparison, prices were checked against the same data gathered in 1995. At every store, our pricer sought out the cheapest brand for each item in the indicated size. First, the good news. If you're making pumpkin pie, however, be prepared to dig a little deeper for some extra change.
Sugar costs the same.
A cheaper option would be frozen whipped topping, which dropped from 11 cents in 1995 to 7 cents this year. Baking spices such as ground nutmeg, cloves and allspice have more than doubled in price since 1995, due to hurricanes and plant diseases in Grenada and the West Indies, which ravaged spice crops there, explained Kate Erd, manager of The Spice House in downtown Milwaukee. Dairy product price increases also have been dramatic. But the explanation is more complicated than the influences of Mother Nature. Milk prices have not kept pace with dairy products, due to lower prices for raw milk.