Dear Heloise: I read your column in my paper, the Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette. Recently, I found myself in the middle of making chicken and noodles without my roller to make the noodles. I don't know where the thought came from, but I got out my new roll of aluminum foil and used it. I turned it so that I rolled the same direction as the foil so it didn't unroll, and when done, I cut off the soiled section and put the foil away. It saved my day, and the noodles were great.-Richard S., Jamestown, Ohio
Richard, what a clever idea! Now that's what I call ingenuity.
If you like chicken and noodles, you also might like my recipe for "Golden" Chicken Noodle Soup.
To get this and other delicious recipes, go to my website, www.Heloise.com, to order my pamphlet, Heloise's Spectacular Soups. Or send a stamped, (70 cents), self-addressed, business-size envelope, along with $5, to: Heloise/ Soups, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001.
So many times, the only thing that will satisfy our hunger is a nice, hot soup.-Heloise
POWDERED FROSTING
Dear Heloise: My kids love the frosting on my cakes. I sprinkle a bit of cherry, strawberry or other powdered drink mix into plain white or buttercream frosting for cakes or cookies.
It adds just the right amount of tartness and coloring to keep my creations from being ordinary.-Karen T., Norman, Okla.
CURE FOR A MESSY SITUATION
Dear Heloise: To get tomato paste out of the can without making a mess, simply remove both the top and the bottom of the can! The contents will slide right out.-Donna S., Trenton, N.J.
SAY 'ADIOS'
TO SMELLY ONIONS
Dear Heloise: After peeling or slicing onions, sprinkle a bit of salt on your damp hands and rub the salt over them. Rinse and dry to remove odor.-Myra M., Pine Bluff, Ark.
GET RICE RIGHT
Dear Readers:
- Never add salt to rice until fully cooked; it will toughen the rice.
- To remove a burnt taste from rice, place a piece of very fresh white bread on top of the rice, then cover the pot. It will take only a few minutes to remove the burned flavor.
- To keep rice white while cooking, add a few drops of lemon juice to the water.
- Rice is the staple grain of over 60 percent of the world's population.
- Rice was first cultivated in Thailand about 3500 B.C.
-Heloise
DID YOU KNOW?
Dear Readers:
- You know those little silica packets that come with your shoeboxes? Throw them into your toolbox to prevent tools from rusting.
- You're allowed to call the police if you see an animal locked in a hot car.
- In most states, it's illegal to leave a dog or cat in a car, even if the windows are open a crack.
- Put dry tea bags in your shoes to absorb any foot odors lurking inside the shoes.
-Heloise
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