Hints From Heloise

Mon., Nov. 24, 1997

King Features Syndicate

Dear Heloise: Love your column! You forgot to mention one way to soften cookies is to dip them in milk, coffee or hot chocolate! - Eleanor Sterkeson, Rockford, Ill.

Ahhhh! Probably the yummiest way to soften hard cookies. Thank you for writing. - Heloise

Dear Heloise: Those little canisters that hold 35mm film are wonderful for the workshop and the sewing room and for the craftsperson! Workshop: nails, tacks, small tool parts, washers, nuts. Sewing room: buttons, hooks, eyes and snaps, extra bobbins, needles and pins. Craftsperson: beads, thread, sequins. - Ann D. Pells, Dennis, Mass.

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