Dear Heloise: I organize my clipped recipes and hints into categories, group them on a sheet and run them off on a copier, then put them in a notebook.

Several recipes will fit on a page. The notebook takes less space than a photo album and is less expensive. Shop for low-cost copies 10 cents or less per sheet. Julia Ann Stewart, Belington, W.Va.

Dear Heloise: My way of keeping my cookbooks from becoming soiled is simple matter of opening to the page I need, sliding the book in a clear plastic bag, then folding the bag and placing it in the inside cover for future use. - Dolores Bakalian, Gwynedd Valley, Pa.