HELOISE Wine-glass advice stems from reading guides

Dear Heloise: I was just reading an article about the proper way to store wineglasses. I always stored them with the stems up. But I have recently been reading about wine, and most wine guides will tell you to store them with the stem down so that stale air, etc., doesn't get trapped in the glass and give it another odor prior to pouring in your wine. Carolyn Russett, Hyannis, Mass.
Carolyn, we double-checked with several crystal experts, and there seems to be a great debate, but most agree that the glasses should be stored upright (stem down) in a cupboard or cabinet, and the area should be free from any odor, as you mentioned.
Another suggestion was to hang the glasses from a wooden wine rack. But if you use them often, placing them with the bowl upright is really best. I have several lined shelves of wineglasses that are seldom used -- so I alternate up, down, up to save space. It's up to you. Heloise
Fast facts
Dear Heloise: Here are a couple of other uses for a tackle box. We use these ideas and keep the boxes in the trunk of our car:
UFirst-aid kit -- stocked with emergency items and marked with a big red cross.
UAuto tool kit -- stocked with tools, tape for hoses, etc. Jackie in Texas
Jackie, loved your ideas, and here are a couple of uses from Heloise Central:
UUse to store craft supplies, like beads, sequins, etc.
UUse on a bathroom vanity to hold a multitude of makeup bottles, etc. Heloise
Here are three handy hints from Jan in Virginia:
UTo keep recipe cards handy and clean, I keep a colored pushpin on the inside of an upper-level kitchen cabinet. I just take the card and pin it at eye level with the door open. No more spatters on the recipe.
UI keep instant coffee and creamer in decorative canisters. I hate to get a funnel dirty for such a little job, but I hate to get coffee on the counter, too. I solved the problem by using a sharp paring knife to just cut a triangle in the foil seal of the containers they come in. Now I can pour neatly and save the step of washing the funnel.
I always make spare throwaway funnels from the tops of clear soft-drink bottles. So nice to use for messy jobs, because there is no cleanup -- and we can recycle!
Sound off
Dear Heloise: My Sound Off is when I go to a store to buy a particular item that is on sale, and when I get to the register, I am charged the wrong price! I hate this. It's annoying, backs up the line and just makes the whole experience unpleasant! I have actually stopped shopping at a major drugstore because it seemed this happened every time I went there. K.M. in Texas
XSend a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000, or you can fax it to (210) HELOISE or e-mail it to Heloise@Heloise.com.
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