HeLOISE lids a pie tin hack saves stove mess
A reader shares a frugal kitchen trick to reuse pie tins as universal lids with a central knob for venting steam. The improvised lid prevents splatter and boiling over, especially when cooking bacon, chicken, or fried steak, and helps keep kitchen cabinets drier.
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Louise McDougal
Drain dishes in and keep lids standing for easy selection
Hattie May suggests draining dishes in and keeping lids upright for easy choice. Mrs Kenneth Armstrong adds tips on cleaning copperware with halved lemon rubbed with salt. Dear Heloise notes pilot lights help keep foods crisp in damp weather and to re-crisp soggy cereal by heating briefly.
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Help For Homemakers and Household Hacks Digest
A jumble of home tips covers washing leaves, drying diapers, storing luggage, and preserving soap. Advice ranges from spraying soil off houseplant leaves to using milk for shine and vinegar or lemon juice for fluffiness, with lines about diarists and a call to write in 1982.
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Eloise
World Righ
Blueberry Desserts and Dishes From Summer Market
New Jersey and North Carolina berries arrive ripe and sweet. Recipes include blueberry muffins mousse graham torte and boiled dumplings with cream or sherbet serving suggestions and calorie notes.
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