Hints From Heloise

Sat., Feb. 28, 1998

King Features Syndicate

Dear Heloise: When making banana bread or cake, substitute banana baby food for mashed bananas. Two small jars of baby food equal 1 cup of mashed bananas. Baby food is easy to store and is always handy. - Velma Brownlee, Struthers, Ohio

Dear Heloise: To fluff a pillow in the dryer, put a couple of tennis balls in the dryer with the pillows. They roll and bounce around and fluff the pillows better in the dryer. I do it all the time and it works great! - Grace Zuelke, Miles City, Mont.

Here are five gift ideas:

Basket filled with favorite bath items.

Apothecary jar filled with colored macaroni.

Homemade jam or jelly.

Stationery and stamps.

A cookbook and a basket of herbs and spices. - Heloise xxxx

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