Several flag cakes, an Uncle Sam cake, hard candy and suckers.

Includes recipes and entertaining ideas.

Candy, flag cake, firecracker cake, picnic menu, apple pie, jello jigglers, popsicles.

Barbecue recipes, recipes to take along on picnics, and recipes for alcoholic and alcohol-free drinks.

Several dozen recipes for gilling, dips, desserts including a flag cake, vegetables, salads.

Independence Day recipes by Todd Gray, chef of Equinox restaurant.

Marinade relies on prepared salad dressings.

Skewered shrimp, salads, salmon steaks, potato wedges, and blueberry pudding.

Uses smoked turkey breast.

Features dishes with a southern flavor.

Scroll down for recipes for dessert, rib, dips, punch recipes.

Using a shortbread piecrust, this uses softened blueberry and cream ice cream, strawberries, strawberry ice cream, blueberries, and whipped cream or whipped topping.

Make star shaped treats.

Melting pot menus and ideas for entertaining on the Fourth.