"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not> wrote in message
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> Emma wrote on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 14:01:44 -0600:
>
> ??>> Your trusted list must've mentioned only the baking
> ??>> version of the product.
>
>
> ET> Like I said before, you seem to have no idea how often
> ET> wheat or other glutens (gliadin proteins to be specific)
> ET> are contained in food products you'd never suspect. Gluten
> ET> (mostly wheat) is commonly found in many (if not most) of
> ET> the following food items: ketchup, spaghetti sauce, mustard,
> ET> blue cheese, salad dressing, almost all frozen meals--not
> ET> just the ones with pasta, beer, tomato sauce, flavored
> ET> milks, ice cream, Rice Crispies, Corn Flakes, chocolate and
> ET> other candies, canned soups, processed cheeses, and many
> ET> more. The more obvious ones are of course, breads, pastas,
> ET> and cereals.
>
> I am puzzled by this. I can't argue that people can be intolerant of
> gluten and I don't know how much is needed to trigger a reaction. It's
> hard to believe that much gluten would be present in blue cheese or even
> beer, especially light colored lagers, but I guess one has to read the
> list of ingredients carefully.
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland


I'm not surprised by the presence of gluten in odd places. But, I view of
people is contaminated by my son, who has a habit of saying "That's
interesting. I'm gonna investigate further because that doesn't make sense".
If the hand of god came out of the clouds and told him something, he'd ask
for proof. When people don't think this way, I take them to court. Like
Emma. :-)