wheat, absolutely!
Geoff,
All my life I have been receiving communion from a silver cup (called also chalice in Churchspeak) and I have always sipped the wine, except in the Neo-Catical Community where its was also large amount of bread and a good drink of wine as was the norm.
Now to mention something not so relevant, Jesus, on the Thursday night before he died gave his disciples wine, following a piece of bread -- the bread clearly from one loaf, and the wine clearly from one clay/ceramic cup.
What the Lord did and what is clear in the scripture of course is not important in the churches. Two years ago Holy Trin. made it optional to receive grape juice in individual plastic cups, and most people, (I'm told from those who should know,) most receive their communion that way. I think its terrible. Many churches have no common cup and grape juice only, (an abomination), and they tell themslves how they follow the scripture, and live by it.
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