For tips, trivia and fascinating reading, look for a new companion publication to “The Old Farmer’s Almanac.”
Called the “1996 Good Cook’s Companion,” it includes recipes as well as detailed techniques for everything from turkey-roasting to building a brick-oven pizza on a barbecue grill.
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It’s on sale for $3 at supermarkets, convenience stores and newsstands everywhere, along with “The 1996 Old Farmer’s Almanac,” “Gardener’s Companion” and “HomeOwner’s Companion.” All are from Yankee Publishing Inc. of Dublin, N.H.
Some trivia from “Good Cook’s Companion:”
– Americans devour 76 acres of pizza a day.
– Cookbooks outsell sex books three to one,
– Potatoes are the country’s favorite vegetable.