THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Thursday, October 6, 1994              TAG: 9410040025
SECTION: FLAVOR                   PAGE: F1   EDITION: FINAL 
COLUMN: Morsels 
SOURCE: Ruth Fantasia
                                             LENGTH: Short :   32 lines

GARDEN GREETINGS SEND BEST WISHES AND BEST DISHES BY MAILING COLORFUL NOTE CARDS FEATURING RECIPES ON THE BACK.

COOKBOOKS ARE great for recipes, but sometimes looking at the pictures is a lot more fun.

That's why this set of note cards from Collins Publishers is so neat. The photographs are from Collins' ``Country Garden Cookbook'' series.

The boxed sets are available in apples, potatoes, lemons and greens. Each set features a single seasonal produce in six photograph settings. The photos have a soft, old-time look. On the back of each card is a recipe from the cookbook.

Each set is $13 and includes three each of six images, or 18 cards with envelopes. Look for them at area bookstores and stationers. MEMO: MORE MORSELS/F4

ILLUSTRATION: This card from the series features a recipe for Potato-Cheese

Soup.

by CNB