Rex- I thought of something else your sore gums might tolerate. Try it on ripe fresh sliced mango at room temperature. Buy several or you'll end up going back to the store for more if you like mango. Hope your gums heal up quickly. Calvin Rex Overmyer wrote: > I finely got my first bottle of Calvin's powder ...on the same day that > I had gum surgery! I'm going to have to look at it for a few days with > out trying it. Darn, darn, darn. > Oh well, that will give me a couple of days to think of a real great > recipe to try it on for the first time. > Any suggestion for a first time try? It might have to be somthing easy > to chew. How about something cold? > Thanks Calvin