"Homecoming Cookbook II: What They Crave From Home" is now on sale for Veteran's Day and the holiday season, created by the Military Support Group for Alachua County (www.msgfac.com).

This collection of star-spangled recipes features dishes including English Ploughman's Pickle Spread, Rustic Onion Tart, Pineapple Coleslaw, Green Potato Bake, and more. Each recipe was selected and provided by a parent, spouse, or other relative of an active-duty military or veteran from Alachua County.

The "Homecoming Cookbook II" is avail for $10 from the Military Support group and its members. Go to www.msgfac.com, Google the Military Support Group, Alachu Co, or call 352-332-9219.

The Support Group was founded in May 2004 by Jim Yaksubin and other area military parents, to support their children who also were serving their country.  

Today, the group numbers more than 100 strong. Its sole mission is to support active-duty troops by packing and sending monthly care-package boxes of candy, books, and toiletry essential to those serving overseas, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan. Proceeds from cookbook sales and the Group's annual events, including its early-fall golf tournament and Yard Sale, provide all the supplies and shipping for the care packages to be sent overseas.

To order a cookbook for yourself and one or more to give as Christmas gifts, contact the Group soon. Volume II copies are limited, and are spiral-bound with a sturdy, laminated cover.

Kay Quinn - Morgan & Quinn Public Relations - is a veteran public relations and marketing professional who also has a heart for ‘all things patriotic.' Reach her via email.

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