Here is easy cookie recipe to hang on new fridge
Dear Heloise: I had a copy of your cookie-mix recipe made from a cake mix hanging on my refrigerator. My husband surprised me with my new dream refrigerator the other day, but when they brought it in and set it up, my recipe got thrown away.
Could you please print it again? Thank you very much. Sandie in Wyoming
Here is the Heloise quick cookie recipe for you to hang on your new refrigerator. It's an easy recipe to make, so always keep cake mix on hand.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix 2 eggs and 1/2 cup of vegetable oil only with a box of your favorite cake mix (nothing else). And if you want to, add a handful of other ingredients like nuts, raisins and chocolate chips.
Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, and let cool before serving.
P.S.: Just to make the dough festive, divide it and add a few drops of food coloring for a fun look. Want some other fabulous and different cake recipes to try, including No-Mix Cherry-Pineapple Nut Cake? Just send for my pamphlet -- it's only 3 -- and enclose a long envelope that has been self-addressed and stamped with a 63-cent stamp. Send to: Heloise/Cake, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. If you are going to freeze a cake for later use, don't frost or fill it first. After thawing, it can then be frosted or filled. Heloise
Dear Readers: Want to know the difference between green and black olives? Aside from taste and color, they are from the same tree. The only difference is the ripeness -- green are picked when they are immature, and black olives stay on longer. Unopened cans of olives have a shelf life of three to four years if stored on your pantry shelf. Once a can has been opened, the olives will stay edible for approximately 10 days in the original brine, loosely covered with plastic wrap. Heloise
Dear Heloise: I buy candy molds for whichever holiday is coming up and use them to make gelatin molds. I just spray the mold with nonstick vegetable spray and then fill with my favorite flavor gelatin and chill. B.P., Charlestown, N.H.
Dear Heloise: We lived in Hawaii when your mother started the column and are so glad you continued it. Thank you!
Recently, a woman wrote in your column that her dishwasher smelled. Chemicals are not always necessary -- air often rids areas of smells.
If she keeps the door locked at all times, it can't dry out, which creates odors from the stale moisture. Leaving the door open or ajar to dry out after use usually eliminates most of these odors -- simple and easy. Lee in Washington
Good reminder, and thank you for the kind words! Heloise
Dear Heloise: I use colored tape, similar to electrical tape, to mark my serving spoons at a potluck dinner. Mariette from Illinois
Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to (210) HELOISE or e-mail it to Heloise@Heloise.com.
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