I read one of the most ridiculous things today. The local RC diosece
(sp) has nulled this little girl's Holy Communion because she didn't
take the right kind of wafer. She gluten intolerant. Well, the
family has appealed to the Vatican.

Have you ever heard anything so stupid in your life?

nancy

In article >,
Nancy Young > wrote:
>
>I read one of the most ridiculous things today. The local RC diosece
>(sp) has nulled this little girl's Holy Communion because she didn't
>take the right kind of wafer. She gluten intolerant. Well, the
>family has appealed to the Vatican.
>
>Have you ever heard anything so stupid in your life?

Yes. History is replete with incidents of people sacrificing their
health (and often their life) in favor of a religious doctrine;
for example, people who refuse surgery or blood transfusions on
religious grounds.

At least this little girl had the sense to stand up for her health.
Allergies to wheat gluten and casein (dairy protein) are the most
widespread allergies in the world. I find it odd that the RC Church
would require someone to eat the stuff.

-A

axlq wrote:
>
> In article >,

> At least this little girl had the sense to stand up for her health.
> Allergies to wheat gluten and casein (dairy protein) are the most
> widespread allergies in the world. I find it odd that the RC Church
> would require someone to eat the stuff.

They never surprise me. (laughing) My husband just said, oh, so
this is Jesus body, so it must be made of WHEAT! He then went on
a riff of South Park that left me laughing too loud.

nancy

axlq wrote:
>
> In article >,

> At least this little girl had the sense to stand up for her health.
> Allergies to wheat gluten and casein (dairy protein) are the most
> widespread allergies in the world. I find it odd that the RC Church
> would require someone to eat the stuff.

They never surprise me. (laughing) My husband just said, oh, so
this is Jesus body, so it must be made of WHEAT! He then went on
a riff of South Park that left me laughing too loud.

nancy

axlq wrote:
>
> In article >,

> At least this little girl had the sense to stand up for her health.
> Allergies to wheat gluten and casein (dairy protein) are the most
> widespread allergies in the world. I find it odd that the RC Church
> would require someone to eat the stuff.

They never surprise me. (laughing) My husband just said, oh, so
this is Jesus body, so it must be made of WHEAT! He then went on
a riff of South Park that left me laughing too loud.

nancy

In article >, says...
>
> I read one of the most ridiculous things today. The local RC diosece
> (sp) has nulled this little girl's Holy Communion because she didn't
> take the right kind of wafer. She gluten intolerant. Well, the
> family has appealed to the Vatican.
>
> Have you ever heard anything so stupid in your life?
>
> nancy
>

This is the Catholic Church after all. I've never really been certain
what that wafer is made from (And it isn't the body of Christ, I'll tell
you that.) but it tastes like cardboard.

We should just dispense with it and drink Kool-Aid. Oh wait, that's been
tried.

In article >, says...
>
> I read one of the most ridiculous things today. The local RC diosece
> (sp) has nulled this little girl's Holy Communion because she didn't
> take the right kind of wafer. She gluten intolerant. Well, the
> family has appealed to the Vatican.
>
> Have you ever heard anything so stupid in your life?
>
> nancy
>

This is the Catholic Church after all. I've never really been certain
what that wafer is made from (And it isn't the body of Christ, I'll tell
you that.) but it tastes like cardboard.

We should just dispense with it and drink Kool-Aid. Oh wait, that's been
tried.

al wrote:
>
> "zuuum" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Real "tamari" is more or less wheat-free soysauce.
> >
>
> Many thanks to all of your replies. I found a bottle of Tamari soy (it
> stated it was gluten/wheat free on the label!) in a Holland & Barrett's
> store in W. London.
>
> a

Glad to hear it.

In article >,
"al" > wrote:

> "zuuum" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Real "tamari" is more or less wheat-free soysauce.
> >
>
> Many thanks to all of your replies. I found a bottle of Tamari soy (it
> stated it was gluten/wheat free on the label!) in a Holland & Barrett's
> store in W. London.

Excellent.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

In article >,
Nancy Young > wrote:

> I read one of the most ridiculous things today. The local RC diosece
> (sp) has nulled this little girl's Holy Communion because she didn't
> take the right kind of wafer. She gluten intolerant. Well, the
> family has appealed to the Vatican.
>
> Have you ever heard anything so stupid in your life?

Oh for goodness sake.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> Miche wrote:
> >
> > In article >, Arri London >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > al wrote:
> > > >
> > > > My wife really wants to make a stir-fry recipe she's seen for her
> > > > Coeliac
> > > > mother next weekend, but it needs soy sauce. Does anyone happen
> > > > to know if Tesco's/Sainsbury's, etc. carry a brand guaranteed
> > > > gluten-free?
> > > >
> > > > a
> > >
> > > Not certain. You'd need to read the labels and see if wheat is in it.
> > > Tamari soy sauce is traditionally wheat-free, but don't know if either
> > > chain sell it. Any wholefood shop will have tamari and other gluten-free
> > > soy sauces.
> > > Otherwise leave out the soy and just use salt.
> >
> > Read the labels of tamari soy sauces -- not all of them are wheat-free.
> >
> True...they aren't real tamari. I did say 'traditionally'.

Tradition has gone out the window in the name of the bottom line in a
lot of cases, sadly.

Some of the ingredient lists in "soy-flavoured" sauces make me want to
weep.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

Miche wrote:
>
> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> > Miche wrote:
> > >
> > > In article >, Arri London >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > al wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > My wife really wants to make a stir-fry recipe she's seen for her
> > > > > Coeliac
> > > > > mother next weekend, but it needs soy sauce. Does anyone happen
> > > > > to know if Tesco's/Sainsbury's, etc. carry a brand guaranteed
> > > > > gluten-free?
> > > > >
> > > > > a
> > > >
> > > > Not certain. You'd need to read the labels and see if wheat is in it.
> > > > Tamari soy sauce is traditionally wheat-free, but don't know if either
> > > > chain sell it. Any wholefood shop will have tamari and other gluten-free
> > > > soy sauces.
> > > > Otherwise leave out the soy and just use salt.
> > >
> > > Read the labels of tamari soy sauces -- not all of them are wheat-free.
> > >
> > True...they aren't real tamari. I did say 'traditionally'.
>
> Tradition has gone out the window in the name of the bottom line in a
> lot of cases, sadly.

Ah well... I only buy those things at Asian shops anyway. Less of a
problem.
>
> Some of the ingredient lists in "soy-flavoured" sauces make me want to
> weep.
>
> Miche

Never heard of such things thankfully. Real soy sauce from China or Hong
Kong etc is cheap enough as it is. No need to buy ersatz.

Miche wrote:
>
> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> > Miche wrote:
> > >
> > > In article >, Arri London >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > al wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > My wife really wants to make a stir-fry recipe she's seen for her
> > > > > Coeliac
> > > > > mother next weekend, but it needs soy sauce. Does anyone happen
> > > > > to know if Tesco's/Sainsbury's, etc. carry a brand guaranteed
> > > > > gluten-free?
> > > > >
> > > > > a
> > > >
> > > > Not certain. You'd need to read the labels and see if wheat is in it.
> > > > Tamari soy sauce is traditionally wheat-free, but don't know if either
> > > > chain sell it. Any wholefood shop will have tamari and other gluten-free
> > > > soy sauces.
> > > > Otherwise leave out the soy and just use salt.
> > >
> > > Read the labels of tamari soy sauces -- not all of them are wheat-free.
> > >
> > True...they aren't real tamari. I did say 'traditionally'.
>
> Tradition has gone out the window in the name of the bottom line in a
> lot of cases, sadly.

Ah well... I only buy those things at Asian shops anyway. Less of a
problem.
>
> Some of the ingredient lists in "soy-flavoured" sauces make me want to
> weep.
>
> Miche

Never heard of such things thankfully. Real soy sauce from China or Hong
Kong etc is cheap enough as it is. No need to buy ersatz.

In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> Miche wrote:
> >
> > In article >, Arri London >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Miche wrote:
> > > >
> > > > In article >, Arri London >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > al wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My wife really wants to make a stir-fry recipe she's seen for her
> > > > > > Coeliac
> > > > > > mother next weekend, but it needs soy sauce. Does anyone happen
> > > > > > to know if Tesco's/Sainsbury's, etc. carry a brand guaranteed
> > > > > > gluten-free?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > a
> > > > >
> > > > > Not certain. You'd need to read the labels and see if wheat is in it.
> > > > > Tamari soy sauce is traditionally wheat-free, but don't know if
> > > > > either
> > > > > chain sell it. Any wholefood shop will have tamari and other
> > > > > gluten-free
> > > > > soy sauces.
> > > > > Otherwise leave out the soy and just use salt.
> > > >
> > > > Read the labels of tamari soy sauces -- not all of them are wheat-free.
> > > >
> > > True...they aren't real tamari. I did say 'traditionally'.
> >
> > Tradition has gone out the window in the name of the bottom line in a
> > lot of cases, sadly.
>
> Ah well... I only buy those things at Asian shops anyway. Less of a
> problem.

I really should. There's even one on my way home, if I'm walking.

> > Some of the ingredient lists in "soy-flavoured" sauces make me want to
> > weep.

> Never heard of such things thankfully. Real soy sauce from China or Hong
> Kong etc is cheap enough as it is. No need to buy ersatz.

A lot of the "soy sauce" sold in supermarkets should really be labelled
"soy-flavoured sauce".

MIche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> Miche wrote:
> >
> > In article >, Arri London >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Miche wrote:
> > > >
> > > > In article >, Arri London >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > al wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My wife really wants to make a stir-fry recipe she's seen for her
> > > > > > Coeliac
> > > > > > mother next weekend, but it needs soy sauce. Does anyone happen
> > > > > > to know if Tesco's/Sainsbury's, etc. carry a brand guaranteed
> > > > > > gluten-free?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > a
> > > > >
> > > > > Not certain. You'd need to read the labels and see if wheat is in it.
> > > > > Tamari soy sauce is traditionally wheat-free, but don't know if
> > > > > either
> > > > > chain sell it. Any wholefood shop will have tamari and other
> > > > > gluten-free
> > > > > soy sauces.
> > > > > Otherwise leave out the soy and just use salt.
> > > >
> > > > Read the labels of tamari soy sauces -- not all of them are wheat-free.
> > > >
> > > True...they aren't real tamari. I did say 'traditionally'.
> >
> > Tradition has gone out the window in the name of the bottom line in a
> > lot of cases, sadly.
>
> Ah well... I only buy those things at Asian shops anyway. Less of a
> problem.

I really should. There's even one on my way home, if I'm walking.

> > Some of the ingredient lists in "soy-flavoured" sauces make me want to
> > weep.

> Never heard of such things thankfully. Real soy sauce from China or Hong
> Kong etc is cheap enough as it is. No need to buy ersatz.

A lot of the "soy sauce" sold in supermarkets should really be labelled
"soy-flavoured sauce".

MIche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

Miche wrote:
>
> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:
> <snip>

> > > > > Read the labels of tamari soy sauces -- not all of them are wheat-free.
> > > > >
> > > > True...they aren't real tamari. I did say 'traditionally'.
> > >
> > > Tradition has gone out the window in the name of the bottom line in a
> > > lot of cases, sadly.
> >
> > Ah well... I only buy those things at Asian shops anyway. Less of a
> > problem.
>
> I really should. There's even one on my way home, if I'm walking.

Go on. Give it a try. They are fascinating places.

>
> > > Some of the ingredient lists in "soy-flavoured" sauces make me want to
> > > weep.
>
> > Never heard of such things thankfully. Real soy sauce from China or Hong
> > Kong etc is cheap enough as it is. No need to buy ersatz.
>
> A lot of the "soy sauce" sold in supermarkets should really be labelled
> "soy-flavoured sauce".
>
> MIche
>
Probably depends on the labelling laws where you live. If there isn't
any legal definition for soy sauce, plenty of scope for messing things
up.

Miche wrote:
>
> In article >, Arri London >
> wrote:
> <snip>

> > > > > Read the labels of tamari soy sauces -- not all of them are wheat-free.
> > > > >
> > > > True...they aren't real tamari. I did say 'traditionally'.
> > >
> > > Tradition has gone out the window in the name of the bottom line in a
> > > lot of cases, sadly.
> >
> > Ah well... I only buy those things at Asian shops anyway. Less of a
> > problem.
>
> I really should. There's even one on my way home, if I'm walking.

Go on. Give it a try. They are fascinating places.

>
> > > Some of the ingredient lists in "soy-flavoured" sauces make me want to
> > > weep.
>
> > Never heard of such things thankfully. Real soy sauce from China or Hong
> > Kong etc is cheap enough as it is. No need to buy ersatz.
>
> A lot of the "soy sauce" sold in supermarkets should really be labelled
> "soy-flavoured sauce".
>
> MIche
>
Probably depends on the labelling laws where you live. If there isn't
any legal definition for soy sauce, plenty of scope for messing things
up.

In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> Miche wrote:
> >
> > In article >, Arri London >
> > wrote:
> > <snip>
>
> > > > > > Read the labels of tamari soy sauces -- not all of them are
> > > > > > wheat-free.
> > > > > >
> > > > > True...they aren't real tamari. I did say 'traditionally'.
> > > >
> > > > Tradition has gone out the window in the name of the bottom line in a
> > > > lot of cases, sadly.
> > >
> > > Ah well... I only buy those things at Asian shops anyway. Less of a
> > > problem.
> >
> > I really should. There's even one on my way home, if I'm walking.
>
> Go on. Give it a try. They are fascinating places.

Yeah, I know. I really should take the time and have a good poke around.

> > > > Some of the ingredient lists in "soy-flavoured" sauces make me want to
> > > > weep.
> >
> > > Never heard of such things thankfully. Real soy sauce from China or Hong
> > > Kong etc is cheap enough as it is. No need to buy ersatz.
> >
> > A lot of the "soy sauce" sold in supermarkets should really be labelled
> > "soy-flavoured sauce".
> >
> Probably depends on the labelling laws where you live. If there isn't
> any legal definition for soy sauce, plenty of scope for messing things
> up.

Ayup.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"

In article >, Arri London >
wrote:

> Miche wrote:
> >
> > In article >, Arri London >
> > wrote:
> > <snip>
>
> > > > > > Read the labels of tamari soy sauces -- not all of them are
> > > > > > wheat-free.
> > > > > >
> > > > > True...they aren't real tamari. I did say 'traditionally'.
> > > >
> > > > Tradition has gone out the window in the name of the bottom line in a
> > > > lot of cases, sadly.
> > >
> > > Ah well... I only buy those things at Asian shops anyway. Less of a
> > > problem.
> >
> > I really should. There's even one on my way home, if I'm walking.
>
> Go on. Give it a try. They are fascinating places.

Yeah, I know. I really should take the time and have a good poke around.

> > > > Some of the ingredient lists in "soy-flavoured" sauces make me want to
> > > > weep.
> >
> > > Never heard of such things thankfully. Real soy sauce from China or Hong
> > > Kong etc is cheap enough as it is. No need to buy ersatz.
> >
> > A lot of the "soy sauce" sold in supermarkets should really be labelled
> > "soy-flavoured sauce".
> >
> Probably depends on the labelling laws where you live. If there isn't
> any legal definition for soy sauce, plenty of scope for messing things
> up.

Ayup.

Miche

--
If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.
-- Arlo Guthrie, "Alice's Restaurant"