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December 12, 2001

Christmas cookies: The social circle   Baking cookies is a passion for one group of women who for 17 years have met each December for a holiday cookie swap. Story

  • Cookie recipes
    Pecan Tassies
  • How to organize a cookie exchange
    It may be too late to organize a Christmas cookie swap before Christmas this year, but there's always next year. Selma Robinson-Ayers, a 17-year cookie exchange veteran, offers these tips for planning the event:
  • The best cookie cookbooks out there
    There are many cookie cookbooks on the market that are equally as helpful for their recipes and tips as they are for their photographic inspiration.

Pinellas to go: Flavored by the Caribbean
Oxtails, calaloo and cow's feet are just some of the delicacies served up by Ms. P's Kitchen.

To market: Holiday staples in stock
Sending citrus gifts? Wait much longer and you'll pay more to ship them. Meanwhile, seafood retailers are bracing for busy days.

The Nibbler: Bread worth waiting for
Could any food be slower than good bread? It takes a long time to ferment and proof, and you can feel that age in a firm crust.

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You asked for it: This fruit cake doesn't need baking
Carolyn Thano asked for Ruth Gray's unbaked fruit cake recipe. Ruth Gray, former Times food editor, graciously supplied the recipe for Carolyn, and here it is for us all to enjoy.

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