Adriana's Caravan: spices and hard to find international ingredients. Adricara@aol.com; for a catalog, call 1-800-316-0820, or (718) 436-8565; or write at 409 Vanderbilt St., Brooklyn, NY 11218.

Crown Pilot Crackers: 19^th& 20^th century cracker ; in New England grocery stores, or by mail order by case--12 boxes--or half case. Call 1-800-NABISCO.

G.H. Bent's Pilot Cracker: traditional pilot cracker; for information, call (617)698-5945, or (617) 696-7730.

Gray's Mill . wheat, rye, and good quality, genuine flint corn meal; custom grinding. write P.O. Box 422, Adamsville, RI, 02801. call 508-636-6075.

Great Valley Mills: flours and meals; write for a catalog: The Great Valley Mills, 1774 County Line Rd., Barto, PA 19504. Or call 1-800-688-6455, fax 610-754-6490.

Harvest Specialty Food Inc.: beans and grains barley, rice, posole. www.indianharvest.com, call 1-800-294-2433, write Indian Harvest, PO Box 428, Bemidji, MN, 56619-0428.

Hilo Macaroni Company : early 20^th century saloon pilot; for information, call (808) 935-1817, or fax (808) 935-7648, or write 639 Kinoole St., Hilo, MI 96720.

Hopping John Taylor : Cornmeal, grits. www.hoppinjohns.com John Taylor has closed his bookstore, but you can reach him for information about his books and fine foods, at P.O. Box 12775, Charleston, SC, 29412, 843-763-5252, or toll free at 800-828-4412. Or visit

King Arthur Flour Co. : Flour. www.kingarthurflour.com, Baker's Catalog, PO Box 876, Norwich, VT, 05055, or call toll free 1-800-777-4434.

Mechanical Baking Co.: 19^th cent. hardtack, http://www.mtco.com/~slogsdon/mbc.html. e-mail for information or place orders at jlarkin@mtco.com. write at P.O. Box 513, Pekin, IL 61555-0513

New England Cheesemaking Supply Co . Rennet, both calf and vegetable, various acids, plus a whole slew of starters, modern molds, presses, etc. www.cheesemaking.com$1.00 catalog. PO Box 85, Ashfield, MA, 01330-0085, call 413-628-3808, or fax 413-628-4061. email: info@cheesemaking.com