>At 6:08 PM -0500 9/16/97, DAVID POHLE wrote:
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>>Questions lead to answers which lead to questions...but
>>first: I'm 3/4 German and 1/4 southern Italian with no
>>Jewish background.
>>
>>With regard to the onset of my chronic diarrhea:
>
>>Being lactose intolerant in NYC:
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>>foods and kosher restaurants. Also, the billions of
>>coffee bars that have sprung up on every other corner
>>in Manhattan never seem to serve Lactaid or non-dairy
>>creamer. Gone are my days of drinking iced
>>cappuccino at a little table on the street at Cafe
>>Rafaella (if not from NYC, imagine classic urban leisure
>>scene and you get the idea!). Iced coffee served black
>>just doesn't do.
>
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>I also live on the Upper East side, though I'm 4/4ths Jewish. I've been
>lactose intolerant since about the age of 20. Lactaid (taken in hefty
>doses) usually does the trick. But I've noticed that coffee (by itself)
>has a laxative effect. Good coffee has less, and I can tolerate espresso
>without much problem. So, it's not the caffeine that's causeing the
>problem, it's something else, perhaps the acidity, though cola drinks, even
>in quantity are not a problem, and they are stringly acidic.
>
>- HH
>
>
>ps: I make a point of asking for Lactaid or soy milk at coffee bars, even
>if I know they are unlikely to have it. Some Starbucks (not the one at
>87th & Lex, though) do stock soy milk. It's up to the manager's discretion.
>
>
>pps: Has anyone tried making ice cream out of Lactaid 100% milk and
>Lactaid-treated cream? Why don't the lactaid people just go ahead and make
>ice cream? It would probably be cheaper than soy-based substitutes.
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A side bar for coffee lovers,
I noticed the other day in my travels around the Net that Westbrae, the
makers of soy and oat dairy subsitutes, has a product called Cafe Westbrae.
It don't fill the bill for a urban coffee house setting but it may help to
add some creature comforts to your urban home. It's listed as a unique
blend of organic coffee and organic soy beverage. It comes in "Coffee",
"French Vanilla" and "Mocha". I personally cannot wait to make a iced
coffee with it.
See http://www.westbrae.com/cafew.htm for more information.
If any one has tried them I would love to hear your option.
Helen Fernety
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