Looking for British golden syrup in Eugene

[iloveyou]

Where can I buy golden syrup? I saw a recipe for British flapjacks that I want to make.

[tidecreek]

Someone on another thread mentioned that World Market carries Lyles Golden Syrup, I took note since I've seen recipes that called for it and that I wanted to make.

[paulj]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/hon...
is a flapjacks recipe that uses honey. Since golden syrup is a mix of sucrose, fructose and glucose (sucrose broken into simple sugars), any syrup with a similar consistency should work, including Karo corn syrup (it is not exclusively glucose).

You could also make your own invert sugar by boiling a simple sugar syrup with a bit of acid.

[iloveyou]

Shall give it a try! Thank you!

[iL Divo]

I'm sure the info you gave is very helpful paulj
BUT
Nothing on earth compares in *flavor* to Lyles Golden Syrup.
Yes Workd Market does carry it.
To the original poster: Call the stores around you and ask...

[paulj]

A tablespoon of Lyles eaten straight from the can is distinctive, but in baking (such as ANZAC biscuits or Perkins) that flavor is lost.

[iL Divo]

paulj

can 'possibly' say I've never done that ;:-/

[dave_c]

Have you tried Safeway or Albertsons? I haven't looked in Eugene, but you might find Lyles near the corn syrup or honey in the baking section.

[janella]

You might also try Newman's on Willamette -- they have a lot of unusual imported things there. Or Market of Choice or Capella -- I have a feeling I've seen golden syrup somewhere in town, but I can't remember where.

[libstewart]

In a recipe for an cookie that called for Golden Syrup, the author said that a combination of molasses and light Karo syrup would work. That was what I used, though Golden Syrup is available at Metropolitan Market in Tacoma. A friend who knew what the cookies should taste like said they were "spot on". Might be worth a try.