Readers offer suggestions for saving recipes

Dear Heloise: Several times I’ve read your Heloise’s no-salt substitute recipe, because folks keep misplacing it. A suggestion: Print out or write the title and the recipe on a piece of paper and tape it to the container. It’s a great way to label the container and save the recipe at the same time. Lois Reed, Dallas

Lois, thanks for the input. Here’s a real easy hint: Tear it out of the paper and tape to the inside of a kitchen cabinet. And here is a hint from Mildred in Statesville, N.C. She says: “I noticed that you have heard from several people who lost the recipes that you had printed. I go to my computer and put the recipe in it before I discard the paper, and that way I don’t have to keep up with all those recipes. I just go and pull it up when I need it.” Heloise

Dear Heloise: I take a lot of teasing because I make six (small) meatloaves at a time. They are only big enough for two people at lunchtime, which is our main meal. I add potato salad or a baked potato and a green salad or vegetable. Due to my husband being diabetic, I use half ground beef and half ground turkey, one or two small cans of unsalted tomato sauce, a can of sliced, drained mushrooms, plenty of onion and green pepper, and two eggs. If the mixture is too thin, I add instant potato flakes.

I bake all the loaves at once, then cool, wrap in wax paper and foil, and freeze. I keep one out to enjoy the same day. Tomato ketchup can be put on top when heating over. Anna Boothe, Elizabethtown, Ky.

Dear Readers: Is there a difference between caffeine-free and decaffeinated tea? The answer is yes — decaffeinated tea has had almost all of the caffeine removed, while caffeine-free means there is no caffeine at all, because it is made from only herbs. Heloise

Dear Heloise: I bought a lovely 54-inch round table to serve as our everyday dinner spot. The top was nearly ruined by my husband setting a hot pizza pan on it, so now I always keep it covered with a pad.

While on a search for another tablecloth, I spotted a 70-inch round one that is meant to be on one of those tables with a glass top. I fed 1⁄4-inch elastic through the hem, using it as a casing. We can pop it back over the pad right out of the dryer because it is taut — no ironing! Ann O’Malley, Bella Vista, Ark.

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