Thursday, November 28, 2013
DEAR READERS: Happy Thanksgiving! Many of you will be cooking a turkey and will have lots of leftovers for the weekend. Here are some hints to keep your turkey day healthy and happy for family and friends: Are you going to stuff the turkey? A stuffed turkey takes longer to cook, and the stuffing must get to a minimum temperature of 165 degrees.
Don’t fix the stuffing the night before,for food-safety sake.
As soon as the stuffing is prepared, stuff the turkey and place it in the oven at a minimum of 325 degrees.
Once the turkey is done, be sure to let it sit for 20 minutes before you start to cut into it. This allows the juices to “settle” into the meat and will help prevent the meat from becoming dried out.
Eat the turkey and stuffing in three to four days, or freeze the leftovers so you can have turkey and dressing in July!
Gravy can be saved but must be reheated to boiling before serving again to prevent food poisoning.
DEAR HELOISE: When I move (I’m a college student and move often), I go through my clothes and decide which ones I plan to donate. Then I use those clothes to wrap breakable items for the move.
When I am unpacking, I put the clothes in a pile and do not have to sort them later.
DEAR HELOISE: I am a stay-at-home mother to three children, ages 8, 3 and 18 months. I am trying to get them, especially the 8-yearold, excited about chores and cleaning. I had the idea to do a housekeeping Olympics. This involves training (how to do various jobs) and competing. I am not exactly sure, though, how to set that up. Any tips you could offer would be helpful.
DEAR READER: The challenge is how to make it fun. Ask rather than assign a task. Some don’t mind sweeping; others hate it. Try to make it not a chore but part of being a member of the household. Everyone (age appropriate) can do something.
DEAR HELOISE: Have you ever completed a transaction, put away the payment card that you used and later forgot which one you used? Wrap the receipt around the card, and your problem is gone.
Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000; fax to (210) 435-6473; or email [email protected]
Weekend, Pages 46 on 11/28/2013