Sampler Platter: Home brewing, Parmigiano-Reggiano, the White House kitchen

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Midweek food bites...

• Scallops and huckleberry cobbler are first-family favorites. True-life tales from the White House kitchen. Chicago Sun-Times
• Let’s hear it for Jimmy Carter, the president who made home brewing legal. Reason
• Forget William Jennings Bryan and the gold standard. One Italian bank takes Parmigiano- Reggiano as collateral. Italian Notebook
• It’s a recession so people are eating more chocolate but chewing less gum. Reuters
• All hail the Pizza Cone! Indianapolis Star
• She’s 48 and has rock hard abs but claims she loves bacon. Does Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ story add up? Daily Blabber

-- Elina Shatkin