Dear Heloise: I have read your column in our local paper (Sacramento, Calif.) for many years and also read the great hints on your Web site, www.Heloise.com. I have a couple of hints on using inexpensive items, and I wanted to share them:

Plastic pitchers with lids store all kinds of food for the refrigerator and for the ice chest when camping. I use them for soups, stew and all leftovers needing a larger storage space.

I use inexpensive oven mitts to wipe down furniture and remove pet hair—just moisten them slightly, and they pick up all the hair, visible or not (and...

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