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Gayle Kennedy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>The letter for chefs, which I have printed and carried to two restaurants,
>includes licorice as something containing gluten. I believe licorice is
>made from the bark /root of a tree or bush, and I think that is gluten
>free and only most licorice candy that contains gluten. Am I wrong?
I think you are correct. Every brand of commerical licorice candy I have seen
has wheat as a listed ingredient. There should be nothing in the bark itself
which involves gluten.
If anyone out there ever finds a gluten free licorice candy, please post it to
the list. Hundreds of children will be very pleased!
Bill Elkus
Los Angeles