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By JEFF HOUCK

jhouck@tampatrib.com

Published: March 1, 2009

BIG HONKIN' PICKLE

We've been in the news business long enough to know there are some things you just don't ask questions about. For example, this giant pickle. We're curious about why someone would want a plastic mega-dill that measures 42 inches long, but we don't actually want to know the reason. We're satisfied that whatever the root cause, it's best that it remains private. Cost: $97.77 each. Available at the appropriately named www.GreatBigStuff.com.

ERIN GO MUFFIN

Yeah, we know. St. Patrick's Day is still a couple weeks off. But it can't hurt to plan ahead. Which explains why we were enamored of these Irish Soda Muffins by King Arthur Flour. To the soda bread Taliban, anything baked in something other than a round or loaf pan amounts to oven heresy. King Arthur offers a coffee-break-sized muffin recipe with loads of currant and caraway flavors. It isn't traditional soda bread, but they are delicious nonetheless. For the free recipe, go online to www.King ArthurFlour.com. As the Irish say, "May you be with muffins a half-hour before the devil knows you've been baking."

HOT AND CELTIC

So you've made your soda muffins or bread. No knead to let it go cold. (See what we did there with the need/knead thing? Sorry.) This Celtic-themed, dishwasher-safe ceramic tablet can be heated in the microwave or oven and then placed in a basket with bread, scones, or muffins to keep them fresh. The design features a traditional Celtic friendship knot, which, you know, looks cool. Cost: $10.95. Available at www.KingArthurFlour.com.

Jeff Houck

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