Barguments
Author: Doug Hanks
If you could marry into any family, which would you choose?
Who talks about sex more: men or women?
Is it harder to be a pitcher or a running back?
Name the best television theme song of all time.
Who would win in a war: Texas or California?
These are just a few of the entertaining, provocative, endlessly debate-worthy questions in Barguments. Spanning the full spectrum of life's crucial topics -- sports, television, food, music, sex, and, of course, drink -- Barguments is the perfect addition to anywhere friends, colleagues, or strangers gather with a little time and plenty of opinions to share.
Interesting book: Chile Pepper Encyclopedia or No Salt Lowest Sodium Baking Book
Joy of Pickling: 200 Flavor-Packed Recipes for All Kinds of Produce from Garden or Market
Author: Linda Ziedrich
Linda Ziedrich explains the mysteries of pickling and offers the very best, most fail-safe recipes for classic cucumber pickles, and more, including European and Asian cabbage pickles. For novices and veterans alike, this comprehensive reference features handy tables, troubleshooting charts, mail-order sources for supplies, and dozens of original recipes. 85 two-color illustrations.
Library Journal
Hassol, who has a small jam-making business on Cape Cod, writes evocatively about her life there: her friends and family, the guests at her bed-and-breakfast, and the business she started several years ago. She provides 70 recipes for delicious small-batch jams and jellies, along with some breads and muffins to go with them, grouped into chapters with titles like "Nonnie and the Elderberries" and "Chasing the Wild Cranberry." Ziedrich, who might be called a pickle fanatic, offers a detailed and informative guide to pickles of all sorts, including kimchi and others from Asia, chutneys and salsas, and "freezer pickles," along with traditional favorites like Half-Sours by the Quart. She writes readably and knowledgeably about a variety of topics, and her varied and unusual recipes should tempt readers into trying at least a pickle or two, or more. Anyone interested in preserving will welcome both of these books, which are recommended for most collections.
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