Heloise Hints

* The answer is tuna, the largest member of the mackerel family. Not tuna fish from a can.
* When you cook tuna steaks, always baste well, so they do not dry out.

1. For steak, brush just lemon or lime juice over the meat several hours before cooking.
2. For roasts, pour full-strength real tea (not herbal) over steaks to soften.
3. For cheaper meats, cook in red wine, which improves texture and flavor.

1. Use cinnamon sticks as swizzle sticks for hot chocolate, mulled wine or cider.
2. Add a teaspoon of cinnamon to dark gravies, such as wild game, for a special perk-up.

* Buy cheap paper plates when they are on sale.
* Before you place foods that might boil up fast and overflow inside the microwave, put a paper plate down first and then the dish. It will contain any spillage.

* Use toothbrushes for removing bits of leftover food on food-processor blades, sieves or graters.
* Also, they make great brushes scrub to dirt and debris from potatoes or other vegetables.

* Recycle old ketchup or mustard squeeze bottles.
* Cut the nozzle tip a bit bigger to make squeezing easier. Fill with jelly.

1. Slice onions into rings.
2. Use prepared pancake mix as the batter. Follow directions on the package.
3. Dip onion rings into it and deep fry.

* Maine lobsters are left- and right-handed, so the claws are different sizes. The larger one performs heavy-duty crushing activity. The smaller claw is used for ripping and tearing.
* So the flesh in the smaller claw is sweeter, but the larger claw holds more meat!

* Set aside 10 only minutes every day—no more, no less.
* Attack one task for 10 minutes or deal with 10 items—pick up, put away, organize or toss out from one room, one drawer, one shelf or one closet.

* Combine a dab of non-gel toothpaste with baking soda to create a paste.
* Gently rub this mixture over the stain until the paste is warm.
* Then wipe the area clean with a dampened cloth. You may have to repeat several times to get all of the marks removed.
* To finish off, buff with furniture oil or polish.