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On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 17:55:27 -0400, Dave Smith
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>On 2015-10-25 2:37 PM, graham wrote:
>> Discovered "Bulk Barn" yesterday.
>> http://www.bulkbarn.ca/en-ca/index.html
>> It appears to be a Canadian company but I'm sure there must be US
>> equivalents.
>> It is a veritable Aladdin's Cave and the temptation to buy things you
>> might need is enormous. I stuck to what I will soon use: white choc
>> chips, gluten flour, sprouted whole-wheat flour (for recipes in
>> Reinhart's latest book) and pink peppercorns (for sprinkling in salads
>> and also making "honey-pink peppercorn madeleines).
>> However, I did give in and bought some Liquorice Allsorts!

>
>They are are a number of them in the Niagara area and I shop there a
>lot. You have to watch the prices because some things are really cheap
>there while others are not much of a bargain. It is a good place to buy
>steel cut oatmeal because they charge the same price per pound for it as
>they do for large flake or quick cooking. The Wheatlets are their
>version of Cream of Wheat but lacks the bran. I buy all my herbs and
>spices there and they are usually about 10% of the price we pay for
>pr-packaged stuff. I get my candied fruits for fruit cakes there.


There's one in Belleville, about a 45 minute drive from here. Every
time we are up there we go in and stock up on a few things.

Oatmeal, some spices, and nuts are the main things I buy there.

Doris