Muscovado Sugar

[paulraphael]

I've recently discovered the glories Muscovado sugar; it's taken my experiments with chocolate chip cookies (and my sugar addiction) to a new level.

But the India Tree brand, which the only kind I've found, costs $4 a pound. Pretty steep for sugar. I've been looking for more economical source, possibly in larger quantities.

I've found similar sugars, but nothing called dark Muscovado. Billington's makes it for much less, but I can't find it anywhere in the U.S..

I do see some Billington's "molasses sugar," available for cheap on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Billingtons-Natural-...04558822&sr=8-2

And at Whole Foods there's a concoction called "Sucanat," which has a similar description, but looks a bit more like light Muscovado. And it has that horible name.

Anyone know how similar molasses sugar is to muscovado? Or of any cheaper sources of muscovado in the U.S.?

[DCP]

I've found similar sugars, but nothing called dark Muscovado. Billington's makes it for much less, but I can't find it anywhere in the U.S..

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If there's a Trader Joe's near you, they have been a quasi-reliable source of Billington's Muscovado for me. (That is, reliable when they're not sold out.) About $2.39/lb, if I recall correctly.

[austramerica]

Yep! I got mine at Trader Joe's too.

[RobertCollins]

I got mine at Chef Shop.com but it is a bit spendy. Think I'll go see if Trader Joe's is at least half as good since its more than half price.

I use it in brines like for canadian bacon and such.