CHECK OUT : COMMUNITY COOKBOOK WINNERS.Byline: - Daily News staff and wire services ``Out of the Ordinary,'' a cookbook published by the Hingham Historical Society of Hingham, Mass., and filled with recipes from New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. as well as Mother England, was named the winner of the 1998 Tabasco Community Cookbook Awards. The 9-year-old competition, sponsored by the McIlhenny Co., annually recognizes community cookbooks from across the country, granting regional and national awards. Proceeds from the book, which costs $20.20 including shipping, benefit Old Ordinary, a 14-room house museum that chronicles 350 years of Hingham life and history. To order, call (781) 740-0592. Second-place honors went to ``Southern on Occasion,'' published by the Junior League of Cobb-Marietta Inc. in Marietta, Ga. ($28.45 including shipping; call 770-422-5266). The third-place winner was ``A Taste of Tradition,'' a collection of recipes from Temple Emanu-El in Providence, R.I. ($23 including shipping; call 401-331-1616). Two books were named to the Walter S. McIlhenny Hall of Fame: ``Cane River Cuisine,'' published in 1974 by the Service League of Natchitoches in Natchitoches, La. ($17.95 plus shipping; 800-889-7462), and ``Huntsville Heritage Cookbook,'' published in 1967 by the Junior League Inc. of Huntsville, Ala. ($17.95 including shipping, 256-533-3554). Freebie free·bie also free·bee n. Slang An article or service given free: "such freebies as subway and bus maps" New York. leaflet For two free leaflets with artichoke artichoke, name for two different plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family), both having edible parts. The French, or globe, artichoke (Cynara scolymus information and recipes, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to California Artichoke Advisory Board, Department N, P.O. Box 747, Castroville, Calif. 95012. Ask for ``Healthy, Fun Food for the Family'' and ``Artichokes: The 5-A-Day Way.'' Zagat survey Zagat Survey (pronounced za-GAT)[1] was established by Tim and Nina Zagat in 1979 as a way to collect and correlate the ratings of restaurants by diners. For their first guide, covering New York City, the Zagats surveyed their friends. Want to participate in the Zagat 14th annual restaurant survey for Los Angeles/Southern California for the year 2000? It's your chance to have your say about the restaurants you love, hate, etc. Send a self-addressed, business-size envelope to Zagat Survey, 12618 Homewood Way, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Calif. 90049. If you return the questionnaire by May 10, you'll receive a free copy of the book when it is published this fall. Easter treats It's not too late to mail order a variety of See's Easter goodies for friends and loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl . The choices are numerous - from a decorated Easter tin filled with chocolates to a small oval fancy box filled with two white truffle truffle (trŭf`əl) [Fr.], subterranean edible fungus that forms a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship with the roots of certain trees and plants. The part of the fungus used as food is the ascoma, the fruiting body of the fungus. eggs and assorted chocolates to large or medium Easter baskets and much more. The kids will love a paper mache egg filled with candies; a large bunny box of cute stuff; or assorted sizes of eggs and bunnies. A favorite is the surprise egg - with a chick nestled inside a hollow chocolate egg. Call (800) 347-7337. Happy Easter! CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1--Color) no caption (Cookbooks) (2--Color) no caption (See's candies See's Candies is a manufacturer and distributor of high quality candy, particularly chocolate, in the western United States. It was founded by Charles See and his mother Mary See in Los Angeles, California in 1921. The company is now headquartered in South San Francisco, California. ) |
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