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  <id>655530</id>
  <title>Is there muscovado sugar in Toronto?</title>
  <published_at>Mon Sep 28 11:21:06 -0700 2009</published_at>
  <post_count>15</post_count>
  <board>
    <id>23</id>
    <name>Ontario (including Toronto)</name>
  </board>
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    <post>
      <post>
        <level>0</level>
        <id>5064305</id>
        <content>I would like to buy muscovado sugar in Toronto and have contacted a large number of health food stores with no luck. Does anyone know who sells it?

Thanks!</content>
        <published_at>Mon Sep 28 11:21:06 -0700 2009</published_at>
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        <user>
          <id>1112562</id>
          <name>tempura</name>
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      </post>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5064398</id>
      <content>Did you try the Big Carrot?   I'm sure I bought it there about 2 years ago.
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      <published_at>Mon Sep 28 11:44:57 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5064305</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>41175</id>
        <name>foodyDudey</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5064420</id>
      <content>I've purchased it at Whole Foods in Hazelton Lanes.

SWS</content>
      <published_at>Mon Sep 28 11:52:56 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5064305</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>50683</id>
        <name>Splendid Wine Snob</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5064682</id>
      <content>I KNOW for sure i have seen it somewhere but I cannot  call. Not helpful , I know but for sure it is in stores. I really only shop at a few places...like Loblaws, Metro or Fortinos. One of those stores has it for sure ( not Metro).
 Occasionally I go to Pusateris....maybe there.
 I;ll try to remember.</content>
      <published_at>Mon Sep 28 13:17:29 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5064305</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>219019</id>
        <name>froglegs</name>
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    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5064689</id>
      <content>I have seen some recently at the Bulk Barn in Promenade Mall (right near the dried fruit section in the back corner of the store). I would call and see if they still have it.</content>
      <published_at>Mon Sep 28 13:19:27 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5064305</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>166743</id>
        <name>pinkprimp</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5065075</id>
      <content>I bought some at T&amp;T on Cherry St., very recently.</content>
      <published_at>Mon Sep 28 15:41:06 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5064305</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>171199</id>
        <name>beabea</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5065318</id>
      <content>Bought from Michaelangelos' on hi 7 and Warden</content>
      <published_at>Mon Sep 28 17:29:14 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5064305</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>55558</id>
        <name>eliisadick</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5067268</id>
      <content>Thanks for the leads, but I've called all of them and no one carries it. Whole Foods used to carry it, but there wasn't enough interest at the time. The Big Carrot no longer sells it. The Loblaws, Fortinos, Michael-Angelo's and Pusateris locations that I called said no.The Thornhill Bulk Barn sells turbinado sugar, which is not guaranteed to be unrefined. 

I'm waiting to hear back from T &amp; T. 

If I could find a completely unrefined, sticky brown sugar I would be satisfied, but even products that are organic and fair-trade are not necessarily unrefined. 

Can anyone help out?</content>
      <published_at>Tue Sep 29 11:45:06 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5064305</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>1112562</id>
        <name>tempura</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>2</level>
      <id>5078211</id>
      <content>There is some in the sugar section of Loblaws or Longo's - though it's a premium brand and a small package. It's called Billington's and they have light brown muscovado, so I'm not sure if that suits your purpose.

The site is http://www.billingtons.co.uk/ but the packaging in the US looks like:
http://www.savoryspiceshop.com/spices/sugbilling.html</content>
      <published_at>Sun Oct 04 11:02:22 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5067268</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>14940</id>
        <name>jlunar</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>3</level>
      <id>5078243</id>
      <content>Wow this is funny, I think we were posting at the same time. I actually shop at Longo's and never noticed they sell this there. I will have to check it next time since it would save me a trip to Lady of York, which I don't really find that useful other than various pasta brands/canned tomatoes. Thanks!</content>
      <published_at>Sun Oct 04 11:19:16 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5078211</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>1104460</id>
        <name>Restaurant Dish</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>4</level>
      <id>5084404</id>
      <content>I don't know if Long's still carries it, as it's been a while, but I would think with the upcoming holiday season they would stock it. I'm particularly referring to the York Mills and Leslie location - just in case!

Like you, I was totally drawn in by "molasses" - love that flavour!</content>
      <published_at>Tue Oct 06 20:12:16 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5078243</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>14940</id>
        <name>jlunar</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>2</level>
      <id>5078226</id>
      <content>Try an Indian grocery store, and ask for "jaggery".  I am sure I also saw it at T&amp;T.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaggery

Would sucanat work for you ?</content>
      <published_at>Sun Oct 04 11:11:55 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5067268</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>41175</id>
        <name>foodyDudey</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5077530</id>
      <content>I would try the bulk store in the basement of the St. Lawrence market or the dry goods store near the bulk store. Both have many types of sugars, both fair-trade/organc and conventional. </content>
      <published_at>Sat Oct 03 22:43:14 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5064305</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>1113771</id>
        <name>myriam5555</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5078240</id>
      <content>Funny story. I hadn't been in Lady of York for years, then I happened to be in the area one day and decided to pop in. I bought a few things, including this dark brown sugar. Now, I make a special trip sometimes just to buy this sugar. 

I buy this: http://tinyurl.com/ybke35q  at Lady of York Foods of all places. 

Lady of York: http://www.ladyyorkfoods.com/play_video.php

1000% they have this exact brand with about 2 or 3 other variations on it because I just bought it last week. 

This sugar by the way, was like an epiphany for me. I bought the very dark one just to try it out because it said molasses and I love molasses flavour. It's like a strangely addictive sugar where it's not too sweet, and I guess I fool myself into thinking it's "healthy" and I started putting it on EVERYTHING. And I mean everything. Like popcorn, toast with butter, oatmeal, even eating it raw. I know it's crazy. </content>
      <published_at>Sun Oct 04 11:17:37 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5064305</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>1104460</id>
        <name>Restaurant Dish</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>1</level>
      <id>5078936</id>
      <content>Bulk Barn has it for sure-bought it there all the time. Also Fortinos/oblaws has it. Good Luck!</content>
      <published_at>Sun Oct 04 18:16:13 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5064305</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>294473</id>
        <name>Monkess</name>
      </user>
    </post>
    <post>
      <level>2</level>
      <id>5137294</id>
      <content>I also just found it at Evergreen Natural Foods 161 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, M6R 2L3 
416-534-2684 ! 

It's the Billington's light muscovado mentionned above.

Thank you everyone for all the help. I guess there are a few places to get it in Toronto after all!!</content>
      <published_at>Wed Oct 28 09:25:05 -0700 2009</published_at>
      <parent_id>5078936</parent_id>
      <user>
        <id>1112562</id>
        <name>tempura</name>
      </user>
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