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Dear Listmates,
I received roughly 65 replies, I got so many more than I expected I lost
count.  Sorry I couldn't respond to each of you individually but there were
too many!

These are your favorites:

Gluten Free Pantry  (1-800-291-8386)  www.glutenfree.com
Chocolate Truffle Brownie Mix (apparently a must have!)
French Bread Mix (it was mentioned several times that this makes excellent
   pizza crust)
Pie Crust Mix
White Bread Mix
Angel Food Cake Mix - I believe this mix requires ALOT of egg whites
Orange Cranberry Bread/Muffin Mix - definite favorite
Old Fashioned Cake & Cookie Mix
Quick Bread Mix
Favorite Sandwich Bread (I'm not sure if this is a mix or a loaf of bread)

Pamela's
Brownie Mix - better when sour cream is used in recipe (if lactose intolerant
   probably not a good idea).   I'd say this was a tie with Gluten Free Pantry
Pancake Mix - a big favorite

Dietary Specialties
Cornbread Mix - winner hands down
Blueberry Muffin Mix
White Cake Mix
Chocolate Cake Mix
Pretzels - a snacking staple!

Authentic Foods   www.authenticfoods.com
Lemon Cake Mix
White Bread Mix - another favorite
Falafel Mix

'Cause You're Special Co.
*Someone wrote to say that they enjoyed this company's mixes very much.  They
   didn't really have any particular favorites but said everything they had
   ordered was very good.

Gifts of Nature
Cookie Mix - a mix to stay away from (several made a point of telling me this)
Pecan Spice Muffin Mix

Miss Roben's  (1-800-891-0083)   www.missroben.com
Regular Biscuit Mix
Raison Cinnamon Biscuit Mix
Spice Cake Mix

Kinnikinnick Foods    www.kinnikinnick.com
Bagel Mixes
Italian White Tapioca Rice Bread (this isn't a mix but I was assured this is
   a very good loaf of bread)

Pretty much everybody thought my idea of the gift basket was a good idea.  A
few weren't too sure about it.  One writer suggested a fruit basket instead
of "junk" food.  The other suggested my friend might not want to be reminded
that she must eat "different".

Some tips:

   store the mixes in the freezer they tend to last longer
   can substitute applesauce for oil, shortening, or butter in mixes

Other suggestions for my basket:

   Add some gift certificates from the above mentioned companies
   Add some condiments and sauces
   Could put in a tin of already made goodies such as pretzels, cookies,
      crackers, or make up one of the mixes for her and add to the basket
   Put some GF recipes on recipe cards and add to the basket

*The Gluten Free Pantry carries baskets already made up for gift giving.


Thanks to all of you who wrote to give me your favorites and to several
special people who took the time to send me recipes and other suggestions.

Shawn
Akron, OH