Hints From Heloise

Thu., Sept. 3, 1998

Dear Heloise: I would like to pass along something I have just learned. To keep rice from sticking to the pot while cooking, just spray the inside bottom and sides of the pot with nonstick vegetable spray. I do enjoy your column very much. B.H.C., Alvin, Texas

Yup, and a little oil will also do the trick. Want to try some new recipes? I have put some of my favorites together in two 8-page pamphlets (sensational soups and favorite recipes). To receive both, please send $4 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (78 cents) envelope to: Heloise/S&R, PO Box 795001, San Antonio TX 78279-5001. Heloise

Dear Heloise: A piece of one-quarter-foot glass cut to protect its top turned my antique wooden ironing board into a useful and unique plant stand. Mary Jane Matterness, Lancaster, Pa.

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