<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> hanks to everyone who responded to my 3 questions: 1)good prices on rice flour, 2) how to store it, and 3) how to store gf bread. This is a long post -I got so many responses, but I will summarize what I learned. 1)I personally went to Ener-G foods (1-800-331-5222) in Seattle and purchased 2 lb. bags for $1.39. They are sealed in moisture proof bags and I am more confident in the purity because the company's purpose is to provide food for allergic individuals. They do mail order with shipping and handling of $4.00 for orders up to $20.00, $7.50 up to $40.00, $9.95 over $40.00. Many people recommended the asian markets for rice flour. I finally made it down to Seattle's Uwajimaya store and sure enough, they had white, brown, sweet and glutinous rice flour (in different brands). They also had tapioca, water chestnut and starches from plants I'm not familiar with. The prices were the best I could find: $.59 to $.69 for white rice flour in 1 pound bags. The flour comes from asian countries in thin plastic bags and I had doubts about the purity but a few people said they use it and have never had gluten reactions. Another good suggestion was to buy a grain mill. The people who used these seemed very pleased with the results. More suggestions: - Dietary Specialities 1 800 544-0099 carries 10lb of rice flour and is works out to be about $1.25 a lb with postage/hadn. - Gluten-Free Pantry in Glastonbury, CT. Phone number - 1-800-291-8386 the 2# bag of white rice flour is 2.79. - "our local health food store special orders 25 pound sacks of rice flour for me (I get organic brown rice flour) from Lundberg farms in Richvale, California (95974). I have been told by the health food store that Lundberg only grows and mills rice, so their products are free of contamination." - Nancy's Natural Foods, 266 NW First Ave, Canby, OR 97013 (503)266-3306 white rice flour is $0.75/lb. and brown rice flour is $1.00/lb. -"Bread and Circus" on the east coast -Health Food stores (Fred Meyer Nutrition Center, Natures etc.) you can order 25# bags from health food stores -the local bakery may let you order large amounts -At Kinnikinnick Foods Inc you can buy riceflours up to 50 lbs 2) replies on how to store it: >From those who buy large quantities, the suggestions are to separate rice, potato and tapioca flours into tupperware or freezer ziploc bags and freeze most of it. Put the small quantities you will be using in the next few weeks into tupperware and keep in a cool, dry place. The exceptions are rice bran and soy flour. These need to be kept in the refrigerator to keep from spoiling. 3) replies on how to store gf bread: "...bread (not necessarily other kinds of food) actually keeps worse in the main part of the frig than it does at room temperature or in the freezer. Freezing it keeps the moisture from moving from the larger spaces in the bread to the smaller spaces, which he said is what makes bread taste stale." Based on this premis, many people recommended slicing the loaf as soon as it cools, then separating the slices with wax paper or in ziplock bags (2 slices each) and freezing the whole thing in a large freezer bag. The slices are thawed in the microwave prior to use, but one person makes his sandwich with the frozen bread and finds it keeps the whole lunch cold that way. It is ready to eat by lunch time. I tried eating gf before I discovered this list and it was miserable and impossible. I lived on yogurt and rice cakes for a whole year. Your support and advice is invaluable. Thank you everyone. Maria