<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Dear All, I'm a new lister. My wife was diagnosed Coeliac about 4 years ago (so we're still learning). I've been hearing things recently about guar and xanthan gums and notice many of your recipes use them. Does any UK lister know where I might obtain these in quantities less than 50 kg? This is the smallest amount I've so far been offered. Recently we had problems with buckwheat (toasted buckwheat grains) bought from our local health food shop. These were contaminated with a VERY low level of wheat grains (I counted visually 3 grains in about a kilogram of buckwheat grains. This explained about 6 months of occasional unexplained relapses. The grains were grown in Poland and probably contaminated at source! I'd love to post some of our exciting recipes (isn't most coeliac food BORING!) but will need to know what the majority of listers in the US can and can't get. I tend to use prepacked flour mixes and find that they are not always interchangeable. Finally - can anyone help me with some recipes for bread which work well without using a bread maker (this man's got his pride you know). Thanks David David J Walland University of Bristol Radiation Safety Officer [log in to unmask]