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Hello again list:

I want to thank everyone for their overwelming support of my first
Gluten-free Thanksgiving. I will have to summerize in two parts. This is
Part 1. Part 2 will include some recipes.

Many people said to leave the gf white bread out and use only cornbread.
Homemade chicken broth was good for seasoning the stuffing and Jalapenos
were even suggested to spice things up a bit.

It was suggested that I use Food For Life white bread instead of Ener-G
bread

I was warned to beware of self-basting turkeys

Many said to use homemade bread instead of store bought.
Bette Hagman's recipes are good to use

Use cornbread, turkey drippings, broth, sage, chopped onion, chopped
giblets. Use cornstarch for gravy.

Toast the gf bread and season stuffing stronger than "normal" bread.
Also use more liquid since the gf bread is dryer

Wild rice and mushroom stuffing

Use cornbread only with lots of herbs and onions.

Add lots of veggies-onions garlic, mushrooms, celery, finely chopped
giblets and chicken broth

Cubing and browning gf bread first makes good dressing

Rice stuffing from Lundberg Rice Bag

Try different stuffing such as chestnut, cornbread or rice.

Make sure cornbread is slightly dried out in the oven. Use lots of
seasonings when using gf bread.

Make sure the gf bread you use is abslutely fresh! Do not dry it out or
let it go stale. Bake it the night before

Have family make their dressing in pan while you use turkey for yours.

Pie crusts:

Many suggested Gluten free Pantry for pie crust mix that is really good.

An overwelming amount of people suggested Health Valley Rice Bran
Crackers in place of graham crakers

Bette Hagman also has good pie crust recipes in her books.

Try no crust pies. Grease the pan well.

Finely chopped nut meats are good substitutes for graham cracker crusts.

Make pudding instead of pumpking pie by omitting the crust.

Make apple crisp with cornstarch instead of flour.

Cookies (ground up) make great substitutes for graham crackers. A ginger
cookie would be excellent

Mock graham crakers from Bette Hagman's "More from the Gluten Free
Gourmet".

Use gf cornflakes for substitute for graham crackers

Use coconut instead of graham crackers. Brown before filling.

Use gf biscotti for graham cracker replacement.

Thank you all for your insight. I will send Part 2 soon.

Sheryl Tingley
Auburn, WA

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