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Dear Listmembers,

You are all such wonderful friends and provide overwhelming support and
encouragement to me each and every day of my gluten-free life.  My questions
here are serious and of great concern to me.  I need to know if I am simply
making allowances for myself or if I am endangering my health.  This is my
first posting, so please bear with me.  I will dutifully summarize responses.

Suppose, just suppose, you were eating out with friends or an informal
business luncheon.  Stating to your server your Celiac condition, and after
numerous trips to the chef, you have the grilled salmon on white rice with
roasted vegetables.  No bread, no butter, etc.  Was this a gluten-free
choice?

And suppose you knew there was a fabulous (wheat-free, flourless) Chocolate
Torte for dessert, containing merely eggs, good-quality bittersweet
chocolate, sugar and butter.  These are known facts, from the pastry chef.
They are all the facts you know.  Do you, with the knowledge you have and
with your determination to remain gluten-free, order the dessert?

I appreciate any advice or comments regarding the much-loved but onerous task
of eating out in a gluten-free manner.

Thank you for your continued counsel and comeraderie.

Good Health & Good Eating!
Glenda, Virginia Beach, VA