Hints From Heloise

Dear Heloise: I just thought of a great idea! Make a standard food shopping list and make copies of it.

All you have to do each week is just mark the items that you need so you don’t have to write down the same ones over and over again. Joanne Porter, Basking Ridge, N.J.

Dear Heloise: I have a hint I think is neat. When peeling melons of any kind, first I hang an open, plastic grocery bag over the sink faucet. As I peel and seed melons, I drop peels and seeds into the bag. When finished, I just grab both handles of bag and put it into the trash. - Juanita Sramek, San Antonio xxxx