SC - Allergy rant

[cassie]

 Adamantius writes:
> 
> >>I hate to say it, but I suspect the simple fact is that there are a lot of
>> attention-starved hypochondriacs out there, mixed in with the people genuinely
>> suffering from food allergies, and that in the case of such people, there's no
>> pleasing them.<<

Renata replied:
> Among the people I know, many of the them claim food  allergies to avoid
> eating things they don't like! 
> 
> There are, of course, legitimate allergies out there as well, but the
> sufferers of these tend to know it and take precautions, like reading the
> ingrediant list.

If you ask me, this is very dishonest and does a disservice to those 
of us with real allergies.  I can be honest enough to say that I hate 
tomatoes  and mushrooms, but that's just my tough luck if you choose 
to  cook with them (well, the mushrooms anyways) -- I can 
just choose to avoid that cheese and fungys pie that my husband is 
gleefully devouring.  When I tell you that I am allergic to alcohol 
of any kind in a dish, I expect you to tell me what, if anything, 
contains ANY FORM OF ALCOHOL so that I will not poison myself         
and end up in the hospital instead of enjoying what food I can.

I don't always know ahead of time whether or not I will be able to 
attend an event, so I can't always call ahead.  I never expect to be 
cooked for, but I do expect to be able to find a COMPLETE ingredient 
list so that I can be responsible for my own health.

Claricia Nyetgale
who almost has her husband convinced that we have to arrive at 
Pennsic in time for the pot-luck
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