What Powdered Sugar Does Everyone Use?
Decorating By whitesoxlover Updated 28 Oct 2007 , 5:46am by steplite
i've always used c&h sugar but i was told today that it has been discontinued? so i would appreciate hearing what you use and it works!!! thanks so much
Is it true is C&H powdered sugar really discontinued. First crisco changes it's formula & now C&H issues. Oh please someone out there please tell me it isn't true!
I shop at an odd little grocery store called Aldi, and their store brand ps is great and cheap (less than $1 per bag). If I can't get to Aldi, I get whichever brand is cheapest. I've never been able to tell a difference between that and a name brand variety.
Nothing but Imperial 10X for me because I never have to sift it. It is ultra fine. Kroger carries their brand of 10X and the couple of times Target was sold out of the Imperial I have purchased theirs. I hear it is made by Imperial for Kroger.............it looks and acts the same as the "Imperial" brand and both are about the same price.
c&h! I sure hope it doesn't discontinue. I haven't heard anything about this!
i've always used c&h sugar but i was told today that it has been discontinued? so i would appreciate hearing what you use and it works!!! thanks so much
Are you sure the store just isn't discontinueing the product? Is there another store around that would carry it?
well, i went on their website and i didn't see anything about being discontinued, so it would probably be my stores. lucky me! 
i will try something else
For me it's Dixie Crystals. It seems to taste better than the store brands, I have tried them all.
I always use dixie crystals. I get it at wal mart, and it's either that, store brand, or domino. I think me and cakelover are the only ones out there that use this kind. I've read a lot of posts about ps and cakelover is the first I've seen mention this brand. Is it only available certain areas or what?
Gordon Food Service:
Here is a blurb to back up my statement above from The Sugar Bible. As you can see the finer it is the more corn starch they need to add to make it hopefully not lump. At that point it states that it is then less suitable to use for non cooked items. 6x and 4 x are commercial grade and will make a better icing. Hope this helps all of you with your icing endevors.
"As might be expected, the finer the granulation, the greater the tendency of the sugar to lump, which explains why cornstarch is added to absorb any moisture from the air before the sugar can. The cornstarch adds what is perceived as a floury taste and makes powdered sugar less suitable than granulated sugar for use with ingredients that are not to be cooked. Powdered sugar comes in four degrees of fineness: 10xx, the finest; 10x, available in supermarkets; and 6x and 4x, both of which are available commercially."
well, i went on their website and i didn't see anything about being discontinued, so it would probably be my stores. lucky me!
i will try something else
Thanks for checking the website, didn't think of that! I've always used C&H and assumed everyone did. Glad to see that the other brands work just as well.
I've tried a number of brands. My favorite is dixie crystal. Unfortunately the one store that stocked for a couple of weeks has discontinued it.
I just use whatever is on sale. I haven't found that much of difference,
Me too. I just pick up whatever.
Once I did use a name brand (dominoes) and seemed to have more problems with it than I did the walmart cheap stuff.
But overall, I find them to all be the same.
I just use whatever I grab most of the time! Like many other people, I haven't found much difference between brands.
I use the Wal Mart brand if it says "pure cane sugar". If it's beet sugar, I use the Domino brand.
I've tried Domino's for $1.89 and didn't like it. It was gritty. YUCK!
My grocery store Price Chopper brand for $1.69 is great and the Walmart Brand "Great Value" for $1.29 is great.
I plan to try the Aldi's $1 kind that luv2bak4myboys mentioned. Thanks! 
Susie
I usually use C&H or Imperial. I think I prefer Imperial, but I recently read in Cook's Illustrated that they didn't notice a difference in the name brands. I've only noticed a difference (in texture) when I buy from a store that isn't busy or doesn't rotate it's stock. I've always heard that the store brands have varying levels of cornstarch, so I've always skipped buying them.... maybe I should rethink that?
Come on, now WHY would a huge company like C&H discontinue making powdered sugar??? That's ridiculous. Someone's store must be discontinuing to carry it or something.
I use Wal Marts brand, now at $1.29. I haven't used Aldi's but I might grab a couple bags when I go by there next time, if it's under a buck a bag.
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