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  1. psawyer
    Salami is a type of sausage. Some, but certainly not all, sausages have wheat flour as a binder. Sausage is wrapped in a casing, and some casings contain wheat flour. You certainly need to check further. Ham is cured pork, and is much less likely to contain gluten. I can't say that all hams are gluten-free but most are. Common ingredients, all of which are...
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    The Hilton Suites are at Warden Avenue and Highway 7, on the SW corner. Main Street Unionville is about one mile east along Hwy 7, running north. The Keg is at Hwy 7 and Beaver Creek, about 2.5 miles west. There is a Swiss Chalet at Woodbine and Denison, 2 km west and then 4 km south, and another at Markville Mall (actually outside the mall on the south side...
  3. psawyer
    Grand Marnier is definitely gluten-free. I can't comment on margaritas - I never was into them and have not investigated them. The tequila is safe, but I don't know about the other ingredients.
  4. psawyer
    Google Altoids and you will soon learn the answer to the question.
  5. psawyer
    Distillation is a two-stage process. First, the substance is heated to create vapor. Then, the vapor is cooled in a condenser so that some fractions of the vapor condense out as liquid. Alcohol is a small molocule, C2H5OH, with a boiling point lower than water. When distilling spirits, the temperature of the boiler is low, relatively speaking. The gliadin...
  6. psawyer
    They must have been blind. It is obvious to me that it is there.
  7. psawyer
    Hello from Markham. Which Hilton? I believe there are two. There is a Hilton Suites at Highway 7 and Warden Avenue, on the southwest corner. On the northeast corner there is a Open Original Shared Link which I have heard can accomodate a gluten-free diet, although I have not eaten there myself. They do have dishes without meat. In Richmond Hill, the...
  8. psawyer
    Also, a negative endoscopy is not probative. It means that no villous atrophy was found in the tissue sampled. It does not prove that there is no damage present elsewhere. A positive biopsy is conclusive, but a negative one is not.
  9. psawyer
    "Salt" on a food label means table salt in Canada and in the US. It will be sodium chloride (NaCl) with trace amounts of sodium iodide (NaI) added. "Sea Salt" is pure sodium chloride (NaCl). Any other compound which is chemically a salt will be identified by its proper name, such as monosodium glutamate (the sodium salt of glutamic acid), commonly called...
  10. psawyer
    Soy is not a source of gluten. Soy is gluten free. Some people react badly to soy. Some say that soy is bad for everyone. Find a food source, and you can find someone, somewhere who will attest that it is bad for you: Red meat is bad for your heart. Dairy is bad. Sugar is bad. Artificial sweeteners are worse. Wheat is bad. Fruit juice is full of sugar...
  11. psawyer
    I don't want to reopen the whole debate on the fries. But, there is no issue with the hash browns per se. They are fried in the same oil as the fries. This is NOT the oil that is the subject of the controversy in the USA; this is the fryer oil in the local store. If you consider the fries safe, as I personally do, then the hash browns are also safe. In Canada...
  12. psawyer
    My diabetes was diagnosed March 7, 1986. I went on insulin that day. Celiac disease was not diagnosed until July 6, 2000, but I know I had it for years before that. I had symptoms that I now know for sure were from celiac as early as 1994, and various mysterious gastric disorders as far back as 1970. What I wonder is: Did I have celiac disease 35 years ago...
  13. psawyer
    Emphasis added by me. The issues are: Did McDonalds misinform the public? Or, did they tell everything they knew as soon as they knew it? Is it possible to use milk and/or wheat in an ingredient source and not have any allergen (protein) left in the final product? In the first case, the facts suggest that McDonalds was as honest as possible. They...
  14. psawyer
    So, Dr Cutler has issued a press release promoting her books. Is there an independent, neutral source which agrees with her position? This source (PRWeb) is nothing more than a place where anybody can post a press release. I'm not saying she is wrong, just that I doubt the objectivity of this source.
  15. psawyer
    Kraft will clearly disclose gluten sources, and there are none in this case. Cross-contamination is always a risk, but experience has shown it to be extremely low. Kraft are very careful. I trust them without reservation. Enjoy.
  16. psawyer
    Chelsea, I read your original post in the light I think you intended it. Your use of the word "hate" was not literal in my interpretation. Most of what you said is just general frustration with the world we live in. Some is specific to particular circumstances that not all of us will understand. Not everybody will agree with everything you post here (or on...
  17. psawyer
    Karen rocks!
  18. psawyer
    I read your query, one of now at least 15 who have, but I don't have any relevant information to post on the topic. I had to read the topic to see what the question was, and once I saw the question, I knew that I did not know anything that would help you. I am sure I am not the only person who reads a lot of posts without responding because I don't have...
  19. psawyer
    Okay, let's take a deep breath and summarize. There is a wheat extract used in the preparation (in the USA) of the flavoring which is added to the oil in which the potatoes are partially fried before being frozen. The extract does not contain any detectable protein (gluten). It is a small component of the oil, which in turn is a small component of the...
  20. psawyer
    Spelt is closely related to wheat, and is very high in gluten content. Most experts consider it to be a subspecies of the wheat commonly used in modern food. Open Original Shared Link. Celiacs must NOT eat spelt.
  21. psawyer
    Easy! On your screen, you should see a link to the right of where it says "Logged in as:" that says "View New Posts." Click it once. On the blue bar at the top of the resulting page is the notation "Mark all forums as read and return to index." Click it. Now you are back to the main menu, with every post in every forum marked as read.
  22. psawyer
    I have worn one for twenty years due to diabetes. When I was diagnosed with celiac I had that added to the engraved information. If you are unconcious, the only medication you will get is by IV or injection, and those never contain gluten.
  23. psawyer
    This is a case of ask three experts, get four answers. Companies will not "guarantee" anything for fear of lawsuits. In the US, there is currently no offically (FDA) prescribed definition of "gluten-free". You can't scientifically prove a negative. Thorough testing may not find detectable levels of "X" in a substance, place, or whatever. There could...
  24. psawyer
    Many are safe, but a lot are not. Plain chocolate is almost always safe, as are bars with nuts in the chocolate (assuming you can eat nuts, a whole different issue). But, many candy bars contain a lot more than chocolate. Kit Kat and Coffee Crisp, to mention just a couple, have gluten-loaded wafers inside. The Mars Bar and the Malted Milk have barley...
  25. psawyer
    MSG, or monosodium glutamate, is a salt of glutamic acid. It is gluten free. However, many people, whether celiac or not, have adverse reactions to it. Learn more by clicking here: Open Original Shared Link
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