HELOISE: Leftover eggnog works for breakfast

Dear Heloise: I always have too much leftover eggnog, and I don’t want to throw it away. Do you have any suggestion for how eggnog can be used in recipes? I hate to be wasteful!

A Reader, via e-mail

You can use it to make yummy and rich eggnog waffles or pancakes. Just substitute the eggnog for milk in the recipe that you use.

Heloise

Dear Heloise: My family loves mashed potatoes, and it was always a last-minute dish for me to prepare, until I came up with this idea. I cook and mash the potatoes before my guests arrive. I put the potatoes in a lightly greased casserole and put in the oven at 225 degrees for 20 minutes.

When I’m ready to serve, I put the casserole in an attractive casserole carrier. The potatoes are hot, and the dish is easy for my guests to pass. Cleanup is easy, and I no longer have the last-minute stress of making mashed potatoes.

R.H. in Minnesota

Dear Heloise: I was trying to clean a glass cake pan I had used to roast potatoes when I realized I didn’t have any abrasive cleanser. All I had was dishwashing powder. It worked great; my pan looks better than ever!

Janine in New York

Janine, dishwasher powder is super to use on bakeware. But abrasive cleanser is not. Manufacturers caution against this, because it may cause the glass to break. Also, don’t use a metal scouring pad or brush, because these will scratch the surface. Use a plastic brush or pad.

Heloise

Dear Heloise: Due to limited space, I stacked three plastic cake containers together. Bad idea — I could not get them apart. I finally thought about putting them in the freezer for a couple of hours. Worked like a charm — they came apart with no effort.

Glenda in Gastonia, N.C.

Dear Heloise: After squeezing one and a half of the four lemons I had to squeeze, I was getting very annoyed at the tedium of removing the seeds. I took a thin-bladed, sharp-pointed paring knife and dug the seeds out of the small end of each segment before I squeezed the lemon.

Richard A. in Missouri

Dear Heloise: I had a pan boil dry and burn the contents. I poured vinegar in the pan, let it sit just a few minutes and scrubbed the burn out of the pan. I also had a stainless pan that had burn marks on the inside; I poured vinegar in it and scrubbed for just a few minuets. Hooray ‚ö out came the marks, and it was like a brand-new pan.

Wilma in Texas

Dear Heloise: Place a piece of leftover candy cane in your favorite hot beverage. It will add delicious flavor to your tea, cappuccino, latte or hot cocoa.

K.H. in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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