Allergy causes french fry quandary

NorthJersey.com ^ | February 17, 2006 | BONNIE MILLER RUBIN

[Denver Ditdat]

Great picture! 15¢ and 15 million sold - wow, that was a while ago!

[Redcloak]

You are quite correct. Here in the PDRC (People's Democratic Republic of California) we have Prop. 65. Prop. 65 requires business to show a warning at the door if the premises contain any of the naughty chemicals on the State's list of naughty chemicals. I've seen Prop. 65 warnings on businesses that couldn't possibly have any offending chemicals inside. I think that they posted the warnings just to preempt any attempts at a law suit.

If I owned a restaurant, I'd post a warning that no attempt has been made to cater to the needs of food allergy sufferers nor will any attempt to do so be made. If you eat in my place and you know you have allergies, you're talking your life into your own hands. And by the way, if you start convulsing and pitching a fit during dinner, you can be sure that my lawyer will be meeting you at the emergency room to sue your ass for disrupting my business.

[Mamzelle]

We're asking for flames--but with Meunchausen's Syndrome by Proxy (when a neurotic mom--generally the mom-- uses her sick kids or makes her kids sick for attn) you often see "allergies."

disclaimer: I'm not saying all allergies are Meunchasens.

[Aliska]

That sounds like fun. Ya gotta have REAL men to do all that. I'd burn something down. Oil has always been a pain if you cook in it sporadically like I do. It's expensive; I try to recycle it; it keeps awhile; don't think you're supposed to refrigerate; then it goes stale. You probably do a lot of it with that propane torch. I wouldn't have a clue how to set that up.

Now I'm hungry for deep-fried, breaded oysters. They don't have them any more around here, probably not enough people like them. I like the other stuff, too. It's breaded catfish that is so popular here.

What I wouldn't give for some of those Bodega Bay giant oysters. I bought some once and just breaded and fried them the regular way. You can mail order them, but they are very expensive.

I did a hard Chinese recipe following all the directions, bought all the special ingredients, oyster sauce and some Chinese booze, special noodles, other stuff. It took a long time to marinate, do everything like the cookbook said. It tasted great; most of my stir fry attempts have been blah. Way too much work if you don't do it regularly and have stuff on hand.

Your stuff sounds good, but I'm not big on chicken wings. Not enough meat on them. Meatballs sound good, too much work to get them ready but worth it. Now if you buy a couple slabs of back ribs, I'll be over :-).

[Coldwater Creek]

How old is your son, and how long he had Celiac?

It really helps to know someone else that is going through the same things that we are.

My husband is also blind, so I have to do it all. It is really a hassle, but he is healthy and not in the grave, which is where he would have been in just a few days if we had not discovered what the problem was. It was amazing how fast that he recovered. After six pints of blood and a week or so on the diet, he was almost like new.

[Marie]

My son is a 12 year old T1 diabetic. We discovered the Ceilac disease about 2.5 years ago when he was being evaluated by a neurologist for migraines. (The diabetes came later) Boy, that's putting it mildly! He had one big migraine for four straight years. At the age of 8 he told me that he was going to kill himself to get away from the pain. (*That* will make a mother's blood run cold.)

To top it off, he had symptoms of autism. (Those went away after just two weeks on the diet.)

Yes, they bounce back fast! Just stop giving them poison and they do really well! loL!

Do you really not know anyone else with this problem? You may FReep me any time. I've got some good tips for the novice as far as *easy* daily cooking goes.

[Coldwater Creek]

No I really do not know anyone else that is Celiac, but it is interesting that you mention about the migraines. Our 5 yo granddaughter has had migrains for most of her life and Celiac is hereditary.

I have run into several people at the health food store that had children that had been diagnosed with autism. They had very positive things to say about a gluten free diet.

[Coldwater Creek]

I forgot to mention that I would like any tips that I can get. I do not eat the same foods as my husband, so I have to be constantly changing gears. Thanks again

Maria

[butternut_squash_bisque]

I remember working as a caddy and busboy at a local country club, for exactly that rate, OP.

[Eepsy]

McDonald does a Double Cheeseburger Extra Value Meal, with a double cheeseburger, medium fries, and medium soft drink for $3. For an extra forty cents you can make it a large fry and large drink.