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Classic country cooking and colorful folk art fill the covers of The Pudding Hollow Cookbook, a tribute to a New England community that is small on population but big on flavor.

The cookbook, which will be published in June 2004 by the Merry Lion Press, focuses on common rural pursuits--fairs and festivals, gardening and bake sales--as well as old-fashioned culinary traditions including puddings, pies, May baskets, rhubarb, jellies, vinegars, and maple syrup.