<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> At 04:26 PM 8/23/96 -0500, Art Raiche wrote: >"My understanding is that many celiacs are not born that way.. In other words, >many celiacs have a period in their life when they can digest glutin with no >untoward effects and then something changes." I was under the impression that because gluten is insoluble in water, it is pretty difficult to digest for a significant number of persons. And our digestive systems have not evolved as quickly as cereal domestication. We started out as hunter/gatherers. Dr. Lutz' article provided by Don Wiss suggests this explanation. Are there any other foodstuffs available that aren't soluble in water besides perhaps Olestra? and pesticides? I want to thank you all very much again for everything. Our lives are much richer since discovering this list. I forgot to mention that my chocolate chip recipe is found in Ted Hodge's Archives: 2nd quarter 1996. Another excellent recipe in the Recipe Archives is Fig Newtons. (I leave out the orange juice) All the Best, [log in to unmask] Maple Ridge, B.C. Canada