On Tue, 13 Jan 2015 06:16:22 +0000 (UTC), Whitney Ryan
> wrote:

> Scott Lurndal wrote, on Mon, 12 Jan 2015 21:35:25 +0000:
>
> > Every grocery store I've patronized carries
> > both "food grade cornstarch"[*] and cream of tartar.
>
> Safeway didn't have either one.
> Trader Joes didn't have either one.
> Whole Foods didn't have either one.
>
If what they sell isn't food grade, it sounds like you need a lawyer
to file a class action lawsuit for you.

> But, I'll keep trying.

Don't be such a Julie. How can Safeway and Whole Foods *not* carry
food grade cornstarch or cream of tartar? What kind of food products
do you think they are selling to the public? This isn't China.

Trader Joe's? No. As much as people think TJ's should be, they are
not now (and never will be) a full service grocery store. You're
probably out of luck at WF, if the one you went to was one of their
tiny corner stores (although I was surprised by the scope of products
when I looked inside one).

Next time, call Whole Foods and ask them if they carry cornstarch and
cream of tartar. They'll tell you yes. If it's too hard to look
on the shelf or ask somebody to show you where they are, tell them
you'll pick it up at customer service and you're done. For sure, they
won't have it in the large, professional sized, quantity you want
because they are selling home quantities to the public. I have two
tiny jars of cream of tartar sitting in my cupboards that will
probably take me the rest of my life to use up.

> Cream of Tartar should be super cheap given
> what it is.

Welcome to the real world of grownup shopping.

Try a health food store for cream of tartar in larger quantities than
you'll find at the grocery store or check a restaurant supply store.
You must have a resale licence of some sort if you want such large
quantities, so call your local Restaurant Depot or Sysco and purchase
from them. http://www.spiceplace.com/mccormick_cream_of_tarter.php



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