Vinegar and hacks headline practical kitchen tips
Dear Heloise shares quick tricks from measuring shortening by water to saving wine from a bladder and using vinegar for rust and burnt-on food. Readers from Texas and Ohio contribute tips on soaking cookware, using dish detergent with vinegar, and keeping pantry items leveled with chopsticks.
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Preschool emergency plans lag, poll finds
A CS Mott Children’s Hospital poll shows 35 percent of parents are unaware of their child care or preschool emergency plans and 65 percent say centers lack rapid communication. Experts say centers may be prepared but parents must know plans. AAP outlines standards for disaster planning, food, water, and first aid.
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Laundering Feather Pillows and Household Tips
Betty from Beebe asks if feather pillows can be machine washed. Heloise confirms washable pillows in good condition with tips: wash no more than two at a time, use liquid detergent, fill washer first, then add pillows, and break up clumps during drying. Also suggests weekly freshening in dryer and safety steps with a king-size pillowcase.
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Beebe
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Coffee and the Big Bang of digestion
Coffee may gently speed up digestion for a portion of people and offer health perks. It stimulates gastric acid and gut hormones to boost peristalsis, aids focus and endurance for many caffeine metabolizers, and may lower inflammation while reducing risk factors for several diseases.
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