THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, July 3, 1996               TAG: 9607020128
SECTION: FLAVOR                  PAGE: F1   EDITION: FINAL 
COLUMN: Morsels 
SOURCE: Ruth Fantasia 
                                            LENGTH:   41 lines

GRILLING IS A SNAP WITH SPRAY GLAZE IN A BOTTLE

YOU CAN FORGET the basting brush at your July Fourth barbecue bash if you use the Charcoal Companion's Spray Glaze.

The intensely flavored sauces come in sesame-teriyaki, wine-garlic and Thai-ginger flavors. Just spray on while grilling or use the sauce as a marinade. For even more zing, squirt on an extra layer just before serving.

Charcoal Companion products are available at Taste Unlimited Stores. An 8.5-ounce bottle of Spray Glaze costs $4.98, with or without the sprayer.

Hook dad up with a holster and he can fire away with his water bottle in one hand and glaze in the other. Patriotic products

What do you get when you combine Independence Day and the Olympics in the same month?

Red, white and blue food, of course.

Manufacturers are feeding patriotic fever with All-American everything.

There's Team USA cake mix and frosting from Betty Crocker, All-American Rice Krispies from Kellogg's, and red, white and blue candy corn. Grilling is hot

According to Weber, the grill folks, 81 percent of Americans celebrate July Fourth with a cookout. A chocolate century

While its birthday isn't as big a deal as America's, the makers of Tootsie Rolls have reason to celebrate, too. The venerable chocolate candy turns 100 this year. ILLUSTRATION: Photo of Charcoal Companion by CNB