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I'm just back from Maine (had a great time!).  I only ate out once, and
it was great.  Otherwise, we cooked at the cottage we rented east of
Augusta.  I brought some food with me, but bought most of our food in
Augusta.  I had very good food experiences overall.  The one problem I
had was buying hard cider.  I have been drinking hard cider (Woodchuck
brand) instead of beer since going GF 11/2002.  I was not able to find
hard cider at any food stores in Augusta.

The restaurant we went to was the Lobster Pound.  It has a casual
atmosphere with paper placemats, etc.  The tables look out over
Lincolnville Beach and the water, and friendly, and a apple-cheeked
wait-staff.  I had the Lobster Stew (they don't use flour as a
thickener) and homemade Tapioca Pudding; both were delicious.  They have
a wide variety of seafood, as well as a few steaks on the menu.
The Lobster Pound
US Route 1 (a little north of the intersection of Route 173)
Lincolnville Beach, ME
(207) 789-5550/
Website:  http://www.midcoast.com/~lobstrlb/
Menu:  http://www.midcoast.com/~lobstrlb/menu.htm

I primarily went to Hannafords grocery store (near I-95).  Employees are
very helpful.  I called ahead to see if they had certain products, and
they were very patient, kind, and helpful.  They had Cascadian Farms
frozen foods, rice and quinoa mixes, a wide selection of Thai Kitchen
products, and a wide selection of GF flours.  Their produce section is
very nice.

I made one stop at Harvest Time Natural Foods.  They have a small
selection of GF foods:  some flours (no rice flour!), some GF mixes
(Gluten-Free Pantry only), and pasta (no Tinkyada).  They do have a full
selection of Cascadian Farms frozen goods, a couple of Gillian's frozen
baked goods, and a small selection of organic produce.

I've updated the word doc I've begun keeping for Maine foods.  I've also
gotten some additional information from Paula Raleigh (Chair/Secretary
of the Portland Maine Celiac/DH Support Group) concerning O'Naturals
restaurant in Portland. Let me know if you'd like an updated copy of the
word doc.

Dawn @ the Jersey Shore

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