[grantschoep]

I just recently found out I am truly gluten intolerant. OK, I figured that already, my dad, sister and a number of other relatives are. I was just sitting in the dormant mode I guess.

One of the foods/snacks I really miss... saltine crackers. I've tried tons of different brands of the rice, sesame, and other crackers. Lots are actually tastier than I remember the ones my Dad and Sister had years ago

But I really miss saltines... I've found a few recipes, but I was just wondering if there is any pre-packaged cracker that is a bit closer to saltines?(Or really close!)


gluten-free Saltine crackers?

-grant

[KaitiUSA]

I have not found any crackers that fit the taste of saltines. I have found crackers made by Glutano that are really good and they look similar to saltines too but I have to eat them with something like cheese on top of it or to put in soup. I will not eat them plain though.

[Coulter]

Yes, I've tried those same crackers. I don't think they taste exactly the same, but they look the same and I like them. I wouldn't eat them normally, cause they don't have a lot of flavor, but prior to gluten-free I ate Saltines when I was sick and these have (or should I say, HAD, since I've been healthy the past few months) served the same purpose.

[mytummyhurts]

One thing I really miss is that in the past when I didn't feel good I would eat Lipton's chicken noodle soup and saltine crackers. Now I can't have either of those and they were perfect feeling icky foods. Of course, they were poisoning me even more!

[grantschoep]

Yes, I totally hear that. Basically, I was diagnosed with a few other problems all at the same time, ended up getting really sick due to a bone marrow dease, it screwed up a valve in my heart(requires surgery now waiting for that) and we think that activated my gluten intolerance.

Well, due to the bone marrow problem, the medicinces I'm taking for my heart, and the gluten issue, I'm nautious every day. I really really miss being able to have chicken noodle soup and saltines, as they always made me fell better, or at least it was on of the few things that tasted good when sick.

[tarnalberry]

but you can still have chicken noodle soup if you make it from scratch (though I find chicken rice works better for leftovers). I don't know if you've had any trouble finding a good chicken soup, but I can post my "recipe" if you like.

[grantschoep]

Yeah, I've had my own chicken soup recipie I've made ebfore, its decent enough. I guess its more of the case of...
"I'm not feeling well and I want cheap Campell's Chicken Noodle" nothing fancy

Thanks for the help

[mytummyhurts]

Yeah, Tiffany, can you post your recipe? My main problem is like what Grant said, that when you don't feel well you want something quick and easy. Maybe the soup can be frozen though?

[KaitiUSA]

There are soups that are gluten free that you can buy in stores that are like Campbells.
I usually eat Chicken Rice soup by Sheltons...it says gluten free right on it. There are different brands out there of soups that are easy to just pop in to make when you are feeling bad.
You can make soups too...my mom makes some really good soup but there are easy options too.

[tarnalberry]

If you have leftover chicken and rice, the soup is really a snap, otherwise, it'll take as long as it takes to cook rice and cut up the chicken. If you have a Cuisinart-like food processor, that REALLY helps too.

Rather than post a specific recipe, I'll outline how I go about making my soup - that'll give a bunch of options for how to you want to make it. (I hardly ever make it the same way twice. Aside from the pot - I always use the same pot. ;-) )

I start with a 12 qt pot, though I usually don't use all of it, then I add:

* chicken (either cut up pre-cooked chicken, or boneless skinless breast or thigh, just cut into smallish chunks, nothing fancy; I usually use about a pound)
* chopped vegetables (this is where the cuisinart comes in handy - quarter an onion, pulse a couple times in the food processor, toss in the pot. repeat with 2 carrots. if you want more vegetables, repeat with 2 summer squash and then 1 red bell pepper.)
* rice (either uncooked - takes longer - or leftovers; brown or white or whatever; if you're using pre-cooked chicken, or cook the chicken first, you can use gluten-free pasta, I'm sure, but I haven't tried. alternatively, you can leave it out altogether)
* broth or boillion (enough broth and water (no stronger than one to one) or boullion and water to cover all the ingredients by at least two inches
* spices - sage and salt are all I use after the broth
* two more options - near the end of cooking, you can add cut up green beans (but that's a significant amount of time) or after it's done cooking, tomatoes (either in the form of fresh salsa, or a drained can of diced tomatoes)

So when I'm feeling really lazy, it's just chicken, broth, white rice, onions, and carrots, simmer 30 minutes, eat. I'll do this version if I'm really tired, or have the flu, or the like. (then I can nap during those 30 minutes... ;-) )

When I'm feeling adventuresome, it's all of the above. ;-)

[akua123]

I too miss saltine crackers - not the same, but two crackers I love are the Ener-G wheat-free crackers and Dr. Schar's crackers are also excellent.

[grantschoep]

Ok, now I am on a mission. I must be able to create a good recipe for gluten-free saltines. Its my new goal!!! :>

Hopeing to find a few cracker recepies to start with. I remeber seeing a few last week somewhere, but now I can't find them again. I'll do some expirmentation and mix and match a bit too. Sorta of like a Cooks Illustrated test for saltines receipies.

So if anyone has a receipe they would like to share. Please send it on. I'll pass on what ever I figure out.

I am a saltine addict, to prove, a few years back I was living in England. I was shocked and dismayed when I couldn't find saltine crackers anywere. They have tons of biscusts and other junk, but nothing like saltines. I finally found a grocery store in Redding that a pacakge of saltine crackers, basically, one tube of the. They only cost 5 quid(about 8 USdollars) for one tube of crackers. Did I buy some? yes...

My next trip home for christmas had a new checked in bag that continaed all boxes of crackers. :>

[Coulter]

tarnalberry, on Jun 23 2005, 03:40 PM, said:

So when I'm feeling really lazy, it's just chicken, broth, white rice, onions, and carrots, simmer 30 minutes, eat. I'll do this version if I'm really tired, or have the flu, or the like. (then I can nap during those 30 minutes... ;-) )

When I'm feeling adventuresome, it's all of the above. ;-)

Lazy? I consider lazy: open gluten-free chicken broth (like Manischewitz), dump it into the pot with appropriate amount of water, wait five minutes or however long it takes, eat, collapse.

[mytummyhurts]

grantschoep, on Jun 23 2005, 10:40 PM, said:

I am a saltine addict, to prove, a few years back I was living in England. I was shocked and dismayed when I couldn't find saltine crackers anywere. They have tons of biscusts and other junk, but nothing like saltines. I finally found a grocery store in Redding that a pacakge of saltine crackers, basically, one tube of the. They only cost 5 quid(about 8 USdollars) for one tube of crackers. Did I buy some? yes...

My next trip home for christmas had a new checked in bag that continaed all boxes of crackers. :>

Wow! You are a serious saltine lover!