Signs and Starting Up

[browngirl]

I have two questions for whomever might like to answee:

1) I need to make a sign as in the kind one might carry in a protest, though that's not what I'm using it for. I figure a big sheet of cardboard, a thin wooden dowel, and two dowel cross struts should do it. Is there anything I'm not thinking of? With the demise of Pearl Art, where should I shop for these items?

2) I want to buy a young woman of my acquaintance (TL: the farmer girl) a very basic intro cookbook. Are there any you particularly liked, or really hated?

Comments

[cellio]

The I Never Cooked Before Cookbook is out of print but wasn't hard to find when I recently sought copies for my niece and nephew.

I learned the basics of cooking from my mother when I was young (I was responsible for dinner when she went back to school), and my first cookbook when I set out on my own was the Better Homes and Gardens one (the red-and-white checkered one; mine came in a 3-ring binder). That worked well for me.

I have become friends with many other cookbooks since then but might not have the best perspective on which are beginner-friendly.