<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Miscellaneous Notes: -------------------- From the Editor: _The Sprue-nik Press_ got its start in November 1992, under the guidance of Jeanne Boldt. Since then it has blossomed and grown, with articles and short pieces from many group members. In the last few years we've included items from many other newsletters and from the Celiac e-mail list on the internet. Items from our newsletter have found their way into dozens of other newsletters around the country, and an online version of our newsletter has appeared in the reference files of the Celiac e-mail list since February of 1995. This cooperation and sharing between so many US and Canadian groups is a fine example of our motto, "Celiacs Helping Celiacs." This is the 48th issue of this newsletter, marking over 600 pages of articles, recipes, conference talk summaries, reports from the four presidents we've had over those years, poems, cartoons, and many other tidbits. All of you make this possible with your contributions, along with the 40 other US and Canadian support groups with whom we share newsletters. Each of you has a story to tell, or some hints to pass on. We share these ideas verbally at meetings. Why not take a few minutes and jot your ideas down? Whether you send a finished article or a set of notes, we can use the material for the benefit of other group members, and all the other celiacs that see our newsletter. E-mail your ideas to [log in to unmask] Lyles -=-=- -=-=- Newsletter Reminder: There will be no _Sprue-nik Press_ in June or July. The next issue will be distributed in August. -=-=- -=-=- _Sully's Living Without_ is a new magazine meant to be a lifestyle guide for people with food and chemical sensitivities. The premiere issue (Spring 1998, 60 pages) focused mostly on celiac disease and the gluten-free diet. This is not surprising, as the publisher (Peggy A. Wagener) herself is gluten-intolerant, and Dr. Joseph Murray is one of the medical advisors for the magazine. Also, Carol Fenster (author of _Special Diet Solutions: Healthy Cooking Without Wheat, Gluten, Dairy, Eggs, Yeast, or Refined Sugar_) is a contributing food editor for the magazine, and Janet Rinehart (CSA/USA president) and Elaine Monarch (Celiac Disease Foundation executive director) are on the magazine's advisory board. So it looks like articles of benefit to celiacs will continue to appear in future issues. The magazine is published quarterly. The subscription rate is $12 for one year or $20 for two years. To subscribe, write to Sully's Living Without, Inc., 1840 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, Libertyville, IL 60048-9400; call 6 30-415-3378; or fax 630-493-9511. -=-=- -=-=- Recipe Hint: Some recipes call for chow mein noodles, which are NOT gluten-free (GF). You can usually substitute GF potato sticks in place of the chow mein noodles. Depending on the brand you use, you may have to cut back on the salt used in the recipe. For example, in a no-bake cookie recipe I recently made, I used unsalted peanuts to compensate for the extra salt in the potato sticks.--Vicki Lyles -=-=- -=-=- You know you're a celiac if... ...you've ever been caught licking a discarded Twinkie wrapper. ...at Christmas, visions of guar gum dance in your head. ...you've ever had to give a doctor a crash course in Celiac 101. ...you weep at picnics, parties, receptions and fast food joints. ...you weep at breakfast, lunch, and dinner. ...you've ever "brown bagged it" to an elegant dinner engagement. ...a 7 Course Meal is a 1 Course Meal for you. Lettuce. --Diane Wright