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It looks like Natural Feast (gf bakery in Boston-area) is probably
closed.  One person thought they were open ("I think they are still in
business.  I saw some of their pies in freezer case at the health food
store about 3 weeks ago.")  But 5 people thought they were closed:
     "I believe that they are out of business."
     "...are no longer in business."
      "haven't seen them in the stores or heard of them lately, hope
they didn't close..."
      "I heard they went out of business. They got too big too fast and
went
under...That is what a health food store in Maine told me. They use to
sell
their pies but do not anymore because of that reason"
     "I'm not sure if Natural Feast is the company I'm thinking of but
there was a supplier of a GF pie crust from CT but they just got bought
by another company (maybe based in Boston, I don't know) but my local
Whole Foods and another store which specializes in GF foods both told me
they are not able to get them now because the company is reorganizing.
They are both hoping to get them when things settle down for the new
company."

I got some recommendations for pie crust mix and recipes.

Recommendations:
Commercial Pies or Pie Crust
     Pies by Marie, Norwood, MA  www.glutenfreebakery.com, (781)
440-0875

Commercial Pie Crust Mix
     2 votes:  Gluten-Free Pantry Perfect Pie Crust mix
       - "Since you can't roll the dough, I make it on one of those
silicone pads and flip it into the pie pan.  I mix the dough in my food
processor and use very cold butter and Crisco as instructed on the
package.  It's great."

     1 vote:  Authentic Foods has the best pie crust.  Its fast and
easy, and you roll it out with a roller.
(http://www.authenticfoods.com)

Pie Crust Recipe
     2 votes:  Bette Hagman's pie crust recipes
       - "You can make a great and easy vinegar pie crust...a Bette
Hagman recipe."

     1 vote:  "The Gluten Free Kitchen" by Roben Ryberg
       - "I started making the GF pie crust from that and it's easy and
excellent and you can whip up your own pie.  There's excellent recipes
in the book and it's pretty simple ingredients, primarily corn & potato
starch and xanthan gums. Nothing too weird and not gritty like rice
flours."

Comments on Natural Feast pies/pie crusts (3 negative, 2 positive):
     "I tried them and didn't care for them at all."
     "We tried one, it was apple crumb and it was the most disgusting
thing you could imagine. Major disappointment."
     "take my word on this:  Natural Feast Pie crust is horrible.  I was
ably to buy them at Wild Oats (Cincinnati, OH).  The taste is gross and
it fell apart while I was trying to remove the top shell from the
bottom.  If I were you I would try to make it from scratch."

     "I have had one of their pies and it was really good on the rich
side."
     "They are really delicious pies, quite expensive but worth it"

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