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Miscellaneous Notes:
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Pasta Express is a pasta machine that Toni Richardson uses and
recommends.  It is now available for $130 (plus shipping) from Chef's
Catalogue.  This is a drop in price of $50.  To order, call
1-800-338-3232 and ask for item #3654.
 
Dorothy Vaughan, our dietitian advisor, has done some checking on two
points raised at the Baltimore conference by Felicia Satchel, a
Consumer Safety Officer working for the FDA:  1) Dorothy found that,
as reported by Felicia Satchel, imported foods in the US must follow
the same labeling laws as foods produced in the US.  2) Felicia
Satchel also reported the ingredient "vinegar" must come from corn.
Dorothy's investigation has determined that this is NOT TRUE; the
ingredient "vinegar" can come from any source, including
gluten-containing grains.
 
There is a new e-mail list specifically for celiac children, and the
parents of celiac children.  If you have e-mail access to the
internet, you can subscribe to this new list by sending a message to
[log in to unmask]  The message should contain this line:
 
   SUBSCRIBE CEL-KIDS <first-name> <last-name>
 
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Celiac Humor on the Internet:  We've all seen it:  The relative,
friend, or waitress that simply doesn't have a clue when it comes to
things that are made from wheat.  Here are some of the "Duh"
statements that Barbara Jean Kuehl and Sarah Rogers have heard.  These
come from postings on the CELIAC e-mail forum, dated Sept. 1, 1995:
 
   "This bread is ok for you.  It's made with white flour, not wheat
      flour."
 
   "It's ok.  There's no wheat in it.  It comes over noodles."
 
   "It's ok.  There's no wheat IN it...just some bread crumbs on the
      top."
 
   "It's ok.  There's no wheat in the pot roast" (and then it comes
      smothered in gravy).
 
   "It's ok.  There's maybe only 2 Tablespoons of flour in the sauce."
 
   "It's ok.  It's made out of flour."
 
   "It's potato bread."
 
   "Crackers are ok, aren't they?"
 
   "I only gave her graham crackers."
 
I have a few favorites of my own:
 
   "It's okay.  These are fat-free crackers."
 
   "Your kids can't have wheat?  Okay, then I'd recommend the kid's
      spaghetti plate."
 
   "There is no gluten.  We use all natural ingredients."
 
   "You can just scrape off the crust."