Color and tang from beans and other household tips
Readers share simple kitchen and household fixes. Tips include rinsing kidney beans with cold water and preserving them in vinegar for color in salads, plus using fabric softener with rinse water to freshen mops, and a nylon net ball to remove lint while ironing.
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Heloise
John Brannelly
Worried About Her Handyman Hubby
DEAR ABBY: A widow in her late fifties keeps asking neighbors and husbands for favors. One day her cat was on the roof and her husband, aged 62, helped him down. He says she invited him in for coffee. Is he drinking coffee with her or just helping? SUSPICIOUS
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Abby
Favorite Recipes and Abby Advice Featured in Columns
Notes on Jo Franklin's chocolate waffles from an Ohio University Gourmet Cooking School class and other reader questions to Abby. Includes marital, parenting, haunted-house, and wedding guidance with brief personal details and addresses.
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Athens
T. N. Hoover
Jo Franklin
Ohio U. Gourmet
Franklins
Abigail
Ohio University
Franklin
Normandie
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