EXHIBIT 23.1
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements  on Form  S-3  (No.  333-104415  and  333-109714)  and  Form S-8 (No.
333-10197  and No.  333-72972)  of our report dated October 23, 2003 relating to
the financial statements and financial statement schedule,  which appears in the
Suburban Propane Partners,  L.P.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September  27, 2003. We also consent to the  incorporation  by reference in such
registration  statements  of our report dated  October 23, 2003 on the financial
statements of Suburban  Energy  Services Group LLC, which appears in such Annual
Report on Form 10-K.





PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Florham  Park, NJ
December 2, 2003