LITTLE ROCK — DEAR HELOISE: When making soup, I wash the whole bunch of celery and then cut the tops, stems and leaves off and add them to the soup. It makes the soup very delicious.
- Carol Scott, Little Rock.
DEAR READER: And fallis the best time for a bowl of delicious, hot soup! Have you ever wondered what the most popular soup is? Well, here’s the scoop -chicken noodle is No. 1! Top your chicken noodle soup with Parmesan cheese. It’s wonderful!
DEAR HELOISE: When I rinse the dishes and pots to load in the dishwasher, I rinse them over a colander. This keeps all the food particles together and makes it easy to dispose of them.
- Valerie Hardy, Arp, Texas
DEAR HELOISE: My granddaughter had a great idea. Whenever you roll out anything on your countertop, spray the area with nonstick spray, then put the flour on that. Things won’t stick, and it’s easy to clean up.
- Shirley Ridenour in Michigan
DEAR HELOISE: I use parchment paper for baking cookies, using the same paper many times over. After the first batch, you can put more cookie batter on just the paper while the cookie sheet cools. Slip the cooled sheet under the paper with the cookies on it ready to bake. When you’re finished baking, just wipe the paper off with a clean, damp cloth, dry thoroughly and roll up.
- Susie Klingler in Indiana
DEAR HELOISE: I have a tip for keeping bananas longer. Our bananas used to turn black outside and mushy on the inside. We now store them in the storage bin in the refrigerator door. The outside may turn a little black, but theinside remains firm.
- Lydia in Connecticut Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000; fax to (210) 435-6473; or e-mail
Family, Pages 36 on 10/27/2010