“Tastes of Another Culture” is an introduction...

“Tastes of Another Culture” is an introduction to a group of exchange students, along with a recipe from each of their countries. If you’re contemplating hosting an exchange student or just enjoy experimenting with new flavors, you might consider sending for this free booklet: “Taste of Another Culture, Youth for Understanding,” 3501 Newark St., Washington, D.C. 20016-3167.

If you enjoy a good smorgasbord but don’t necessarily care to spend the money for a trip to Sweden, WASA Crispbread is offering “Midsummer/America Festival Guide,” a gourmet’s directory of 30 Swedish-American Midsummer festivals being held this summer in 18 states, including New York and Hawaii. What is Midsummer? It’s a Swedish national holiday marking the official beginning of summer and a tribute to the longest day of the year. The full-color booklet also features recipes for some Swedish standbys: gravlax with mustard sauce and boiled new potatoes. For a free copy call (800) 342-3030 or write: “Midsummer/America Festival Guide,” WASA Crispbread, P.O. Box 370, Minneapolis, Minn. 55440.

Did you know it takes 1 1/2 quarts of milk to make one cup of cottage cheese? That pancakes were often called “hoe cakes” because they were sometimes cooked on a flat hoe blade over an open campfire? Such culinary trivia along with 100 tempting recipes are included in a full-color, spiral-bound cookbook from Knudsen’s. To order a copy ($5.45 plus $1.50 for postage and handling) call (800) 356-5060, or send a check or money order payable to Knudsen to: Knudsen “The Very Best Recipes” Cookbook Offer, P.O. Box 100, St. Cloud, Minn. 56302.

“Here Comes the Cook” is a monthly newsletter with recipes from famous chefs, personalities and restaurants throughout the country, along with cooking tips, fresh ideas for entertaining and the latest in kitchen gadgets. A recent issue contained a recipe for medallions of pork loin from the Breckenridge Hotel in St. Louis, a recipe for low-cal red pepper soup from the Bonaventure in Fort Lauderdale, information on the latest gadget in kitchenware (a popcorn fork), and a reader’s recipe for raspberry vinegar. If you’d like to subscribe to the monthly newsletter, send $15 to Maggi, P.O. Box 34, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 92270.