HINTS FROM HELOISE
Dear Heloise:
A rectangular-shaped metal cake pan with a lid makes an excellent travel desk for writing or drawing. You can store paper, crayons, markers and more inside the pan, and can use the top as a desk for kids to lay paper on and color or draw pictures of passing scenes. Simone in Bethlehem, Pa.
Dear Heloise:
How can I prevent my three young boys from constantly having chapped lips all winter? Rae-Ann S., Cambridge, Mass.
Rae-Ann, put petroleum
jelly on their lips when they go outside. Get them each a lip balm, and have them use it during the day. Heloise
Dear Heloise:
How do bakers get that shiny crust on their pies? Norma L., Florence, Ore.
Norma, they use vinegar! That’s right — they take the pie crust out of the oven a little before it finishes baking, brush the crust with white vinegar, then return it to the oven to finish baking. Heloise
Dear Heloise:
While cooking a couple of potatoes in my microwave, one of them exploded. Why did that happen? Pam C., Ironwood, Mich.
Pam, always take a fork and poke holes in the potatoes before cooking in the microwave. This lets the steam out and prevents an exploding problem. Heloise