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BigBlueSky's avatar

Has anyone else tried the cookbook "Wild Bread" by Mary Jane Butters? I found it in the "Mary Jane's Farm" magazine (I don't have a farm, but it's a great magazine). I used to buy bread that was made with naturally made yeast from my doctor's office years ago, and it really helped with some stomach issues I was having. The basic premise is that store-bought yeast makes dough rise quickly, but it doesn't break down the grains like our bodies need. It's basically pre-digesting the grains when you use wild yeast. You grow this living bread ecosystem in a bowl on your countertop for a couple of weeks, and then you can bake tons of stuff with it. I just got the supplies to try it. All it requires is a good brand of flour and water.

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For some, it's not gluten, it's GMO, and they are able to eat things from Europe where GMOs, along with irradiated food, are considered "new food" and are subject to extensive, case-by-case, science-based food evaluation. Up until recently, the EU has possibly the most stringent GMO regulations in the world, but biotech is eroding this by pushing the 'sustainability' clap-trap, and of course the puppet masters use words like 'modernization' to make those concerned look like knuckle-dragging Neanderthals. Unfortunately, all things with gluten in the U.S. are GMO. One other point I learned the hard way is to be careful of "gluten free" things, as many are made with almonds - which for me causes wide-spread inflammation. Not all nuts are alike; however, and I do fine with walnuts and pecans. You really have to turn into Sherlock Holmes to decipher it all!

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