Ode to Bette Hagman: Gluten-Free Blog Baking Event

As I mentioned in an earlier post, a gluten-free cookbook pioneer named Bette Hagman has just passed away. In honor of Bette's positive attitude towards gluten-free cooking and her active participation in the Gluten Inolerance Group for over 25 years, Sea at Book of Yum has proposed a gluten-free blog event. Here are a summary of the details:

• From 8/20-9/2, bake something from one of Bette Hagman's cookbooks.
  


• Take a photo of the baked goods and include a flower or bouquet in the picture, honoring Bette Hagman (Click here for an example)
  


• Post your photo on your blog along with a short note on the impact Bette Hagman had on your life. Post your link at Book of Yum or email Sea at seamaiden399 @ gmail.com.
  


• I also encourage all of you to join the flick group Gluten-Free Goodness and post your pictures there.
  


• Visit Book of Yum for more information.
  

Please feel free to use this image on your blog or in your flickr post:

Bette Hagman: Gluten-Free Cookbook Pioneer

My very first gluten-free cookbook came to my family in the mid-1980s and was written by Bette Hagman. At that time, there were almost no (or none at all) gluten-free cookbooks on the market. I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in 1981 and this cookbook not only taught my family about eating gluten-free but gave us recipes that we still use today. After reading Gluten Free Gobsmacked this morning, I am sad to report that Bette Hagman is ill. Please send your thoughts and prayers to our gluten-free cookbook pioneer. Here is the letter posted on Gluten Free Gobsmacked this morning:

Dear gluten-free friends;

It is with sadness and a heavy heart that I share this news and ask for your support – one last time - for a dear, sweet lady – Bette Hagman.

Bette Hagman is seriously ill. She is trying to be strong by is weakening quickly by this illness.

We want Bette, the author of the Gluten Free Gourmet series of cookbooks, to know how much she has done to make a difference in the gluten-free diet by pioneering great tasting gluten-free foods.

Bette reads every card and note that comes to her. We want her to know she is not forgotten and her work is appreciated. Please consider sending your thoughts, emails and cards to Bette via the GIG office. We will deliver them to her daily. Please act now. Let her know how much we appreciate her.

Send your notes and cards to:

Bette Hagman
c/o GIG
31214 - 124 Ave SE
Auburn, WA 98092-3667

Or send an email to: gig@ gluten.net. In the subject line put: For Bette Hagman

You may also fax a note to: 253-833-6675

Please keep Bette and her daughter Karole in your thoughts and prayers.

Cynthia Kupper, RD, CD
Executive Director
Gluten Intolerance Group of North America®
31214 - 124 Ave SE,
Auburn, WA 98092-3667
Phone: 253-833-6655 Fax: 253-833-6675
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