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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Hints from Heloise

The Spokesman-Review

Dear Heloise: Thanks for your daily hints – some make me laugh, and they always make me think.

My idea today came to me after I once again had to search for a favorite recipe pasted in one of the three loose-leaf binders where I have kept recipes for 50 years. I went through all the binders, cut out the favorites, left the “maybes” in the binder and threw away the ones that I have passed over hundreds of times. Then I scanned all my favorites, putting several on a page. I started a new indexed binder labeled “favorites.” I have saved a lot of time for myself, and I have saved all those precious handwritten recipes that were deteriorating from age. And now, all I have to do is keep up with new recipes. – Winnie O’Shaughnessy, Mirror Lake, N.H.

Dear Readers: Here’s a hint when you are trying a new recipe: Always read through the ingredients and instructions at least twice so you know exactly what items you need and how to make it. It will save a mistake or a missing ingredient. Heloise