celiac whining

[rm]

I am currently gluten-poisoned from licking an envelope yesterday. An envelope of my signature stationary. Which I usually don't lick because I can seal it with wax for the general hand deliveries I usually use it for. But I sent Patty a letter on it and had to lick it. And now I am sick as hell.

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[marcmagus]

Wasn't it traditional to make a simple paste by adding a bit of water to some flour and mixing? Presumably much of the adhesion from this paste comes from the gluten which develops when mixing the flour and water.

Assuming I haven't completely manufactured this memory (haven't checked sources yet), it doesn't seem inconceivable that modern pastes might have similar components.