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On Wed, 3 Sep 2008 10:00:01 -0700, I wrote:
>Recently we learned on this list that Outback Steakhouses are/were
>putting bread into bags of brown sugar to keep it fresh.  I can't 
>believe that Outback is the only chain doing this; rather, I 
>suspect that this may be a common practice in the restaurant 
>business.  The next time that you are considering ordering
>a dish which contains brown suger, be sure to ask the manager 
>if they use bread in the brown sugar.

Here are the replies I got:

Thank you sooooo much for posting this to the celiac list!!  
You are awesome to share this information with us.  I never would 
have thought of it, even though I'm aware that some people store 
bread in their brown sugar to keep it fresh/from clumping.  
Thank you!!!!! 
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Thanks for your thought about other restaurants doing it also.  
We are thinking right along with you!
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You are quite right, actually. From my time working there, I know 
Texas Roadhouse does it. It is a widely used practice to keep brown 
sugar from becoming one massive clump in the pan (covered at night 
by saran wrap), since it is rarely kept in a bag once opened. 
Generally I would suggest that you ask a kitchen manager about 
their brown sugar, and request that you get some from a bag 
that is new and unopened. Hope this helps.
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Texas Roadhouse in Gastonia, NC, say they do not put bread in 
the brown sugar.  I asked at supper this evening. 
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I eat at Longhorns more that the Outback like tonight I got the 
hamburger minus the bun and my side was a sweet potato.  
I found the sweet Cinnaminon stuff is full of sugar so we 
just get them plain with butter on the side and sweeten it 
with Spenda if necessary. I got a side salad also.
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that is bull, I'm a chef and i have never heard of that. the bread 
would get moldy and turn the sugar sour. keep aggravating 
the chains and you will have no g/f menu at all 

Summing up:

Some restaurants don't use bread in the brown sugar.
But some do.  It is a sufficiently widespread practice 
that we CD people should always check.

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