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        Maker of award-winning preserves, Clearbrook Farms of Sharonville, has added Key lime flavor to its line of ready-to-use “Fruit Tart” fillings. Made with real Florida Key lime juice, the pale filling is sweet-tart with a zesty edge. The Key Lime Fruit Tart and other Clearbrook Farms products are available at the Party Source in Bellevue, Pipkin's Market in Blue Ash, Jungle Jim's Market in Fairfield, Hyde Park Gourmet Food & Wine and Dorothy Lane in Springboro and Dayton. About $5.95.

        We're looking for your favorite lazy dishes — good cookout or party food that doesn't require a lot of work — to help us celebrate Labor Day. Send recipes to Lazy Food, The Cincinnati Enquirer, 312 Elm St., Cincinnati OH 45202, or e-mail cmartin@enquirer.com. Deadline: Aug. 14.

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Edamame (eh-dah-MAH-meh) is the Japanese name for fresh soybeans, often sold in the pod in health and natural food stores. Steam or boil them and shell the beans for snacks or soups. Soybeans are pureed, soaked and cooked down to “milk,” which then is curded into tofu. Edamame are among the most nutritious plant foods, rich in protein, vitamins and minerals.

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        Fraoch Heather Ale ($3/pint): This ale is light enough to be refreshing on a hot summer evening. Made with fresh heather flowers, it boasts a floral peaty aroma, malty and spicy herbal flavor and a dry finish.

— Ed Westemeier

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        Ready to pick your own fresh fruit and vegetables? For a listing of Tristate you-pick farms, go to Cincinnati.Com. Keyword: You pick.

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        Tell us briefly why you're qualified to serve on our new Taste Team. Send postcard or e-mail and include your neighborhood and phone number. Send to: Taste Team,The Cincinnati Enquirer, 312 Elm St., Cincinnati OH 45202, or e-mail cmartin@enquirer.com. Deadline: Aug. 21.

Hot Date

        Celebrate National Mustard Day 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Organic Cornucopia at Findlay Market in Over-the-Rhine as award-winning mustard maker Gene Goldschmidt offers samples and the opportunity to pose with a yellow mustache for “Got mustard?” photos.

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