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Pricey Heloise: This is not something earth-shattering, however I discovered that if I place my espresso mug on prime of my espresso maker whereas the espresso is brewing, it warms up my mug and retains my espresso hotter, longer. — Beth H., Juneau, Alaska
Pricey Heloise: I had a recipe utilizing vinegar to wash my espresso pot, however I can now not discover it. Do you’ve got a recipe? I do know you run vinegar by way of it to wash it out after which run plain water about twice to remove the vinegar, however I can not bear in mind the quantity. I learn your column day by day within the paper and hope you may assist me. — Mary R., Abilene, Texas
Mary, to wash most espresso makers, run full-strength white vinegar (about 6 to 7 cups) by way of a traditional cycle. However do not go on autopilot and run it by way of your espresso by mistake! Observe the vinegar with a number of cycles of plain water. It is that straightforward.
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To get a duplicate, merely go to www.Heloise.com, or ship $5, together with a stamped, self-addressed lengthy envelope to: Heloise/Vinegar, P.O. Field 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. You will be glad to have this helpful reference device in your kitchen drawer. — Heloise
Pricey Heloise: Some time in the past I used to be baking a particular bread that requires raisins. I found that I used to be out of raisins, so I substituted dried apricots. I took my kitchen scissors, sprayed them with a nonstick vegetable oil and lower them up into items concerning the measurement of raisins and did the identical factor with items of dried apples. I adopted the remainder of the recipe as ordinary, and my bread turned out higher than ever. I believe generally a change in a recipe will be very fascinating to the style buds. — Amy W., Vernon, Connecticut
Pricey Heloise: I had a tough time getting my youngsters to eat extra fruit and fewer junk meals. Lastly, my very own mom made a suggestion that labored wonders. She instructed me to take a banana and lower it up into bite-size items, then coat them in a skinny layer of chocolate and freeze them on a sheet of wax paper. Now I allow them to have just a few at a time as a snack. This labored so properly that I began doing the identical factor to apple slices, strawberries and dried pineapple slices. I be sure the chocolate is just one skinny layer, and it will get them to eat fruit. — Doria C., Salem, Oregon
Pricey Heloise: My husband loves cranberry sauce, however I needed to make it a bit of extra fascinating. I added the juice of 1 contemporary orange and a tiny quantity of orange zest and blended all of it collectively. What a distinction! The style was so good, we’re having it at Christmas, too. — June F., Cumberland, R.I.
