<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I posted a summary last week, but it seems to have disappeared into cyberspace. I'll try to reconstuct it as best I can. To begin with, there was the question as to whether or not Tabasco is GF. I was finally able to get in touch with the company, and their answer still doesn't resolve the issue: "All of our sauces contain grain vinegar as an ingredient. Vinegar is produced by fermenting a grain based alcohol. The principal grains used in alcohol production are wheat and milo. Gluten and other proteins are removed during the alcohol fermentation process. "McIlhenny Company uses a single supplier, National Vinegar Company in Houston TX for all its vinegar needs. The raw material supplier to National Vinegar Compnay has assured us that in the process of making the distilled alcohol from grain, gluten and all other proteins are removed. Thus the vinegar is free of gluten. "As an added precaution, McIlhenny Company has tested all its sauces and vinegar to ensure that the product is gluten free. The tests were conducted by the Food Allergy Research and REsource Program at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. The detection limit of the test is 0.016%. No gluten was detected in Tabasco brand Pepper Sauce using this test. "Even though no gluten was detected in Tabasco brand sauce, this does not indicate that the sauce is gluten free. McIlhenny Company strongly suggests that consumers who are affected by celiac sprue or who are affected by the consumption of gluten in any way consult a doctor prior to using Tabasco brand products." Now, I don't know about anyone else, but consulting my doctor would do me no good at all, since I know more about what's GF and what's not than he does. So we've got to make our own decisions as to how reassuring the above information is. For those who remain uneasy about Tabasco, there are some alternatives. Unfortunately, when I posted last time, I assumed that the post would go through and I deleted some of the email messages, so I have lost a few. For that, I apologize. Here are the relpies I still have: *Mr. Spice Tangy Bang Hot Sauce *Edward & Sons Trading Co - The Wizards Habanior (sp?) Super Hot Stuff Spicy Hot Sauce... *Grace Jamaican Hot Pepper Sauce. Its ingredients are: Capsicum Peppers, Water, Cane Vinegar, Salt, Sugar. It's available from several hot sauce web sites, including Salsas, Etc. (link http://www.salsasetc.com/catalog/h-138.html ). (I found several sources through a Google search.) It's a great hot sauce, very similar to Tabasco, with more flavor and a bit hotter. I hope this helps! *In many recipes, I just add a little cayenne. *Grow or buy some chilli peppers. Slice them up, put them in gf vinegar or lemon juice. Either marinate in the refrigerator or puree the chillis in and refrigerate. Salt to taste (although with lemon juice you might not need to). This is so easy that I can't believe how many years I kept tabasco in the house! Bobbie