Prepping for the Fourth

By Erik Gunther
Originally published Mon, July 03, 2006, 2:58 am PDT

As July 4 approaches, we’re checking up on some festive buzz. We found plenty of fireworks and searches sparkling bright as folks prep celebrations for the nation’s birthday. Let’s start with the top four picnic queries…

  1. Picnic Tables
  2. Picnic Recipes
  1. Picnic Baskets
  2. Picnic Games

And if it’s a picnic, there’s gotta be a sweet spread for munching on. We grilled the data to find the top four barbecue searches…

  1. Barbecue Recipes
  2. Barbecue Grills
  1. Barbecue Sauce
  2. Barbecue Chicken

We’re sure someone in your family will be trotting out a favorite salad. Perhaps a fabulous fruit salad or jiggly Jell-O salad is in the works. Here are the top four salad searches…

  1. Pasta Salad
  2. Chicken Salad
  1. Potato Salad
  2. Macaroni Salad

But maybe you’ll skip a picnic in the park in favor of a trip to the beach. We don’t blame you if you’re in search of sunshine and sand. Grab the SPF 40 while browsing these four beach searches…

  1. Beach Pictures
  2. Beach Volleyball
  1. Beach Weddings
  2. Beach Babes

Filed under: Holidays, 4th of July