Gluten Free Winston-Salem: Reminder: Gluten Free Cookie Event and Swap this coming Saturday, Dec. 4

Monday, November 29, 2010

Reminder: Gluten Free Cookie Event and Swap this coming Saturday, Dec. 4

When: Saturday, December 4 · 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Where: Pilgrim Reformed Church
797 Pilgrim Church Road
Lexington, NC

Bring your favorite Gluten Free cookies and recipes (please bring 10+ copies). Other holiday treats would be lovely too. Joan's GF Great Bakes, Ian's, Glutino, and others have sent samples for all to enjoy and more are on the way (partial list of items below).

Joan's Great Bakes Toaster Corn Muffins
Joan's Great Bakes Sugar Cookies
my homemade local strawberry jam for the corn muffins
Pamela's Spicy Ginger Cookies
Pamela's Sugar Cookies
Pamela's Vanilla Frosting
Let's Do Organic Classic Gummis
Let's Do Organic Super Sour Gummis
Lets Do Organic Jelly Gummi Bears
Let's Do Sprinkles
Edward & Son Onion & Garlic, BBQ, & Salt & Vinegar Rice Snax
Glutino Strawberry Breakfast Bars
Ian's Chocolate Covered Wafer Bites

We will have a prize drawing for GREAT GF prizes! :)

We will have dedicated tables for "Gluten Free", "Gluten Free Dairy Free", and "Gluten Free + other allergens". If you could bring along spiced cider, hot tea, or coffee, please let me know.

There will be a room available for children to play, as well as an outside playground if the weather cooperates.

Please RSVP as soon as possible and invite those you think may be interested.

Look forward to seeing you there!

Please contact Erin Burke Edwards with any questions.

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