ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, November 20, 1996 TAG: 9611200021
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: COMPILED BY FOOD EDITOR ALMENA HUGHES
Here are some handy resources to help you manage your holiday entertaining:
* USDA Meat and Poultry hot line answers all manner of questions about meat and poultry safety and cooking. (800) 535-4555.
* BUTTERBALL Turkey Talk-Line recently received its 2 millionth query about you know what. (800) 323-4848.
* HONEYSUCKLE White Turkey Line - yes, Virginia, there is a second source of information about Thanksgiving's favorite bird. (800) 810-MEAL.
* CAMPBELL'S Leftover Hot Line, on Nov. 29 from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. will have live representatives on line to answer questions and give recipes for using up Thanksgiving leftovers. On other days, through Dec. 1, recorded recipes and suggestions will be available. (888) 453-3868.
* PEOPLE for the Ethical Treatment of Animals offers a holiday recipe hot line for putting together a meatless Thanksgiving feast. (888) VEG-FOOD.
* LAND O' Lakes Holiday Bakeline offers expert baking advice from trained home economists. (800) 782-9606.
* BETTY Crocker's Ask Betty hot line helps with baking, cooking, meal-planning and more. (888) ASK-BETTY.
* COOKING Light Tonight, for $2.50 per selection, will fax you menus, recipes and shopping lists. A dietary-exchanges option also is available for $4.95. Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted. (888) 473-2473.
* CULINARY Parts Unlimited has parts and accessories for most major brand appliances, including food processors, stand mixers and coffee makers. Orders are shipped within 24 hours. (800) 543-7549.
* CURE 81 Hams is offering a free set of eight recipe cards. Parent company, Hormel Foods, through its Hams for the Holidays hunger-relief campaign, donates part of the proceeds from purchases of its products to various food banks nationwide. Write to CURE 81 Recipe Card Offer, P. O. Box 848, Austin, Minn. 55912.
* NORTH American Vegetarian Society's "Holiday Recipes with a Vegetarian Twist" offers 13 meatless recipes. Its "The Care and Feeding of Vegetarians: A How-To Guide for Non-Vegetarians" is touted as "a primer on basic table manners for a mixed crowd of vegetarians and nonvegetarians." To receive the free brochures, send a business-size, self-addressed stamped envelope to: NAVS, P. O. Box 72-HC, Dolgeville, N.Y. 13329.
* SHELLEY Summers offers a free 12-recipe sample of healthy, natural desserts - including quinoa pudding, date bread, several carob treats and a maple-caramel crunch frosting - from her new book, "Creating Heaven Through Your Plate" ($20). To receive the brochure, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to: W. Snow Publishers/Free Recipes, Box 75, Torreon, N.M. 87061.
* TABASCO's "Party! Party!" pamphlet of food and drink recipes costs $1 through McIlhenny Co., Dept. PTY, Avery Island, La. 70513.
* PERDUE's free Holiday Menu Planner includes timetables and recipes to help take the hassle out of the holidays. Request it at 9311 Monroe Road, Suite 1122, Charlotte, N.C. 28270.
* SPICE Islands' pretty poster provides visual appeal and ready reference to some of today's most popular herbs and spices. Technically, it's free, but $2.50 is needed for postage and handling. Address your request to: Spice Islands' Spice Poster, P. O. Box 5459, Stacy, Minn. 55078-5459.
LENGTH: Medium: 64 lines ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO: There are hot lines out there to help the frazzled cookby CNBwith everything from planning menus to selecting spices. color.