Magazine recipes are easy to save

Dear Readers: If you collect magazines for great recipes, here is a terrific hint to help you find the piece you're looking for in a snap.
How often do you see a recipe in a magazine that you want to save and refer back to, only to find you've forgotten where you saw it and on what page?
Well, here's a creative solution that might work for you. Whenever you get a new magazine, stick a plain, white address label in the left-hand corner on the back cover so you keep the front cover looking nice. You can put the label wherever you'd like, so long as you place it in the same place every time.
Then, as you see something of interest in the magazine, jot down the page number and a short description on the label. Store all of your "keeper" magazines together so when you want to find that special recipe or interesting article, you need only glance at your label notes. Heloise
P.S. You can also tear off the magazine cover, pull out the article you want to save and throw the rest away.
Dear Readers: Here is a Tasty Tidbits trivia quiz. What type of squash is cylinder-shaped and weighs 4 to 8 pounds? Still don't know? OK, a couple more hints: This squash is usually available year-round and is light yellow in color. Answer? A spaghetti squash.
Stored at room temperature, a spaghetti squash will last for about a month. Once you cut it, it can be stored in the fridge for a couple of days. So, the next time you are at the store, why not buy a spaghetti squash and give it a try? Heloise
Dear Heloise: I thought I would send a couple of ideas I have about entertaining during the holiday season. I had two groups in for brunch during the Christmas holidays. For one group, at each place setting I put a Christmas mug that I bought at a discount store. In each cup I put a package of cocoa mix and a candy cane. I told the guests to take them home with them as a little memento from me.
The second group was my bridge group, and at each place setting I placed a Christmas hand towel -- which I bought at a discount store, each having a different design -- instead of a napkin. The guests were to take them home with them to use during the holidays. It was a lot of fun instead of trying to buy each person a gift. Betty M. in Iowa
Dear Heloise: For those readers who sit at their sinks trying to get the filter portion of their coffee makers clean, I came across an easy method. Try your barbecue brush. One day after trying to clean all the nooks and crannies in my coffee maker, I tried the brush. It takes only five seconds, and the coffee maker quickly became like new. Lanessa Hill, Mount Airy, Md.
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