THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, November 17, 1994 TAG: 9411160037
SECTION: FLAVOR PAGE: F01 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: Ruth Fantasia
LENGTH: Short : 38 lines
THIS WEEKEND marks the opening of the holiday shopping season, at least as far as the stores are concerned.
If you're not ready to buy gifts, you can at least plan your holiday baking with some new booklets. They include:
Bake it Better With Quaker Oats includes recipes for cookies and breads as well as packaging ideas and decorating tips. For a copy, send a check or money order for $1.25, payable to Quaker Oats Cookbook Offer to: Bake it Better, 332 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 900, Dept. X, Chicago, Ill. 60604.
If you like chocolate, you might enjoy recipes from Baker's Chocolate's Holiday Desserts. The 16-page booklet features 22 recipes. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Holiday Desserts, c/o Hunter MacKenzie, 41 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10010-2202.
The Best of Holiday Baking, from Gold Medal Flour, is in area supermarkets through Christmas. The magazine features 70 recipes for cookies, desserts and breads.
Betty Crocker is offering Holidays, a collection of more than 100 recipes and ideas including some make-ahead dishes. The booklet is in supermarkets for $2.75 through Dec. 12.
And finally, M&M's is offering cookie recipes in Brighter Baking With M&M's Chocolate Baking Bits. For a copy, write to: M&M/Mars, 800 High St., Hackettstown, N.J. 07840. ILLUSTRATION: Color photos
Booklets include recipes, tips for decorating
by CNB