On another email list someone from Montreal is asking for a source of
Tate & Lyle Golden syrup - she wants to make "Hob Nobs", a sort of
crunchy oatmeal biscuit. She has found one in the U.S. but it is $18 for
a 1 lb. can. Does anyone know of another more reasonable source in
North America?
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
<www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont>
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"You've turned into your dad the day you put aside a thin piece of wood
specifically to stir paint with"

In article >,
says...
> On another email list someone from Montreal is asking for a source of
> Tate & Lyle Golden syrup - she wants to make "Hob Nobs", a sort of
> crunchy oatmeal biscuit. She has found one in the U.S. but it is $18 for
> a 1 lb. can. Does anyone know of another more reasonable source in
> North America?
>
Most places in the U.S. seem to be charging about $3.25 per can, so I'm
assuming shipping fees and taxes make up the difference.

One place called the English Tea Store says that they ship to Canada via
UPS and include taxes in their price so that there's no additional fee
to pay on delivery. Has this person contacted them? They have a toll-
free phone number on their web site which should be good from Montreal.

Bob

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:53:01 -0500, yetanotherBob wrote:

> In article >,
> says...
>> On another email list someone from Montreal is asking for a source of
>> Tate & Lyle Golden syrup - she wants to make "Hob Nobs", a sort of
>> crunchy oatmeal biscuit. She has found one in the U.S. but it is $18 for
>> a 1 lb. can. Does anyone know of another more reasonable source in
>> North America?
>>
> Most places in the U.S. seem to be charging about $3.25 per can, so I'm
> assuming shipping fees and taxes make up the difference.

Here in the Portland, Oregon area, I've been able to find Golden
Syrup in our local chain of yuppie organic supermarkets. The last
one I purchased was under $6 for the 11oz jar.

--
Jerry Gaiser in North Plains, Oregon USA - 45.6933N 123.0418W

Bruce wrote:
> On another email list someone from Montreal is asking for a source of
> Tate & Lyle Golden syrup - she wants to make "Hob Nobs", a sort of
> crunchy oatmeal biscuit. She has found one in the U.S. but it is $18 for
> a 1 lb. can. Does anyone know of another more reasonable source in
> North America?

Thanks to all those who provided information on this topic
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney
<www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont>
(Remove teeth to reply)
"You've turned into your dad the day you put aside a thin piece of wood
specifically to stir paint with"

Here in Toronto I find it in the Dominion and Loblaw supermarkets,
around the area where they have maple syrup. Its in almost every one
of these supermarkets in the central North York area. Try the same
supermarket chains in Montreal!

RsH

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:41:06 +0000, Bruce
> wrote:

>On another email list someone from Montreal is asking for a source of
>Tate & Lyle Golden syrup - she wants to make "Hob Nobs", a sort of
>crunchy oatmeal biscuit. She has found one in the U.S. but it is $18 for
>a 1 lb. can. Does anyone know of another more reasonable source in
>North America?

RsH wrote on 23 Dec 2006 in rec.food.baking

> Here in Toronto I find it in the Dominion and Loblaw supermarkets,
> around the area where they have maple syrup. Its in almost every one
> of these supermarkets in the central North York area. Try the same
> supermarket chains in Montreal!
>
> RsH
>
> On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:41:06 +0000, Bruce
> > wrote:
>
> >On another email list someone from Montreal is asking for a source of
> >Tate & Lyle Golden syrup - she wants to make "Hob Nobs", a sort of
> >crunchy oatmeal biscuit. She has found one in the U.S. but it is $18
> >for a 1 lb. can. Does anyone know of another more reasonable source
> >in North America?
>

If she has friends or relatives living in the more 'English' part of Canada
it is found in most grocery store chains across the country...I live in
Manitoba and can find it in IGA, Safeway and the Loblaw chains.

As mentioned elsewhere, Tate & Lyle Golden syrup is easily found here in the
UK, probably about $2 for a pound can. We also can buy McVities Hob Nob
biscuits in most supermarkets.
I would suggest if you have any friends visiting UK that you get them to
take some back for you. Or, if you want, I can FedEx them to you, but that
will defeat the object of cost I would have thought?
Bob London UK
"Bruce" > wrote in message
...
> On another email list someone from Montreal is asking for a source of -
> she wants to make "Hob Nobs", a sort of crunchy oatmeal biscuit. She has
> found one in the U.S. but it is $18 for a 1 lb. can. Does anyone know of
> another more reasonable source in North America?
> --
> Bruce Fletcher
> Stronsay, Orkney
> <www.stronsay.co.uk/claremont>
> (Remove teeth to reply)
> "You've turned into your dad the day you put aside a thin piece of wood
> specifically to stir paint with"