Re: edible GF packaged bread for communion?

[Guest guest]

Have you tried Charlotte's Bread, plain flavor, (sold at CalMart, among other places) or Whole Food's BakeHouse Sandwich Bread?

I don't think any GF bread tastes "good" untoasted, but some are better than others.

Best wishes.

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[Guest guest]

My apologies - I meant to word this differently, as you had mentioned Charlotte's. I only meant to add that it was sold at Calmart, but didn't edit.

H.

In a message dated 2/21/08 10:33:52 AM, flatcat9@... writes:

Have you tried Charlotte's Bread, plain flavor, (sold at CalMart, among other places) or Whole Food's BakeHouse Sandwich Bread?

I don't think any GF bread tastes "good" untoasted, but some are better than others.

Best wishes.

H.

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[Guest guest]

The bread I tried for the first time at

the cooking spree was fine out of the bag…I think it was called “Charlotte’s”

I took a picture of it, but don’t have my cam…I am not a fan of any

EnerG products.

From:

[mailto: ] On Behalf Of Aidan Dunn

Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008

9:51 AM

Subject: [ ] edible GF

packaged bread for communion?

Hi

Everyone,

Another question:

My church generally uses a big loaf of challah-like

bread (or pita bread) for communion... but since I

started getting sick from just being in the room with

it (and apparently it's been making several other

celiacs in the congregation sick, too), they decided

to switch to wheat-free bread.

Last Sunday, they tried that En-r-g (sp?) white rice

bread, and it was pretty disgusting. Everyone was

complaining.

Does anyone know of a more edible brand of GF bread

that can be used straight out of the package (no

toasting or anything), that would easily break into

little pieces for communion? I feel kind of guilty for

last week's cardboard bread, and want to suggest

something better.

Thanks!

Aidan

[Guest guest]

Dear Aiden,

I completely agree that Ener-g Foods bread is gross, especially

untoasted. However, they DO have communion wafers available that might

be perfect for your needs. They are completely GF and inoffensive, if

not yummy.

There is a picture of the charlotte's bread from the cooking spree

on my prev. mentioned blog post, and a link to their company site, so

you can check it out. I also thought it was quite edible straight out

of the bag. Farmer's Kitchen bakery cafe in , Ca also has good

homemade bread, and if you want to be really unconventional, Mariposa

Bakery in Oakland, Ca has biscotti that might be suitable and might

result in less complains. Actually, if you can swing crackers instead

of bread, Glutino round crackers are generally received favorably by

glutenoids. Homemade bread like Bette Hagman's French Bread would

probably go over well, too, but that would be a lot of effort.

Toasted, the Whole Foods Bread is reasonably tasty.

Hope this helps!

-

> ________________________________

>

> From:

> [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Aidan Dunn

> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:51 AM

>

> Subject: [ ] edible GF packaged bread for communion?

>

>

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> Another question:

>

> My church generally uses a big loaf of challah-like

> bread (or pita bread) for communion... but since I

> started getting sick from just being in the room with

> it (and apparently it's been making several other

> celiacs in the congregation sick, too), they decided

> to switch to wheat-free bread.

>

> Last Sunday, they tried that En-r-g (sp?) white rice

> bread, and it was pretty disgusting. Everyone was

> complaining.

>

> Does anyone know of a more edible brand of GF bread

> that can be used straight out of the package (no

> toasting or anything), that would easily break into

> little pieces for communion? I feel kind of guilty for

> last week's cardboard bread, and want to suggest

> something better.

>

> Thanks!

>

> Aidan

>

[Guest guest]

Glutino makes some decent "bread sticks". They're more like cracker in consistency. I'm not sure how they'd break up. I was on the Gluten Free Mall site yesterday, and I'd swear I saw some GF croutons.I don't know of any bread that is decent without toasting. Aidan Dunn <aidan.dunn@...> wrote: Hi Everyone, Another question: My church generally uses a big loaf of challah-like bread (or pita bread) for communion... but since I started getting sick from just being in the room with

it (and apparently it's been making several other celiacs in the congregation sick, too), they decided to switch to wheat-free bread. Last Sunday, they tried that En-r-g (sp?) white rice bread, and it was pretty disgusting. Everyone was complaining. Does anyone know of a more edible brand of GF bread that can be used straight out of the package (no toasting or anything), that would easily break into little pieces for communion? I feel kind of guilty for last week's cardboard bread, and want to suggest something better. Thanks! Aidan

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[Guest guest]

If you are willing to make the trek to

Mariposa on Saturday for your Sunday communion, their bread is much like

challah and is still good, untoasted, when day old. I usually only toast

it 3 or 4 days out.

Connie

From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of flatcat9@...

Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008

10:33 AM

Subject: Re: [ ]

edible GF packaged bread for communion?

Have you tried Charlotte's Bread, plain flavor, (sold at

CalMart, among other places) or Whole Food's BakeHouse Sandwich Bread?

I don't think any GF bread tastes " good " untoasted, but some are

better than others.

Best wishes.

H.

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

I'm part of a message board elsewhere that has recently been

discussing this very issue at great length. The conversation was

fascinating!

As mentioned by others, there are companies that make communion wafers

which are gluten-free, such as Ener-G:

http://www.ener-g.com/store/detail.aspx?section=15 & cat=15 & id=21

A plus to using the wafers is that they would also help worshippers

that have other food sensitivities, because they are free of

additional allergens (dairy, eggs, soy, to name a few). There are

other companies which produce the wafers, too, if you do a web search.

We are still evaluating whether I might have celiac disease, and this

has been unfolding over the past five months or so. When we've had

communion at our church, I've been bringing a small piece of bread

with me. Since I've given up on bread basically at home (I can't find

any that I like) I did bring a tiny chunk of Van's waffle with me a

couple of times! Not the same thing, but it was what I had on time,

and it was a bread product. It definitely tasted okay, and it was a

raised bread, which some churches consider important. I did this in a

pinch, and just to help myself more fully participate in communion.

You might have raised eyebrows if you try to serve waffle pieces to

everyone at your church! ; - )

It may be that if you or somebody in your congregation is willing to

bake a loaf, and you come up with a good recipe, that may be better

than purchasing a loaf. We sometimes use home-baked loaves in our

communion worship at church. Not gluten-free, but it gives a comfy

feeling to worship. At least in my experience thus far, the

store-bought GF bread I've had is horrid. I don't know if homemade

would be better. I would hope so. It might work better for

communion, too, because you'd have a whole loaf rather than a sliced

one. Just a thought.

Take care,

Bear