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Gayle Kennedy  <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>The letter for chefs, which I have printed and carried to two restaurants,
>includes licorice as something containing gluten.  I believe licorice is
>made from the bark /root of a tree or bush, and I think that is   gluten
>free and only  most licorice candy that contains gluten.  Am I wrong?

I think you are correct.  Every brand of commerical licorice candy I have seen
has wheat as a listed ingredient.  There should be nothing in the bark itself
which involves gluten.

If anyone out there ever finds a gluten free licorice candy, please post it to
the list.  Hundreds of children will be very pleased!

Bill Elkus
Los Angeles