Keep family recipes with genealogy

Dear Heloise: I was thinking about all the family favorite recipes that have been lost because no one thought to keep them in a safe place for the next generations. Why not put them in the family genealogy? That's what I've started doing. Why didn't I think of this sooner? I could have had that wonderful apple pie of Mom's, and Grandma Bessie's old-fashioned salt pickle recipe, etc. —Great Granny Vi Johnson, via e-mail

Wow! You just taught me something! One of my assistants, Kelly, has done a lot of genealogical research, and she loves your idea! —Heloise

Send a great hint to: Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000; Fax: 210-HELOISE; E-mail: Heloise@Heloise.com

Dear Heloise: Here are some other ideas for uses for popcorn tins:

• Store birdseed in them.

• Store rock salt or another ice-melting agent in them.

• Use one to store cat litter.

• Use one to store an absorbent for the garage floor. —M.A.D. from Farmington, Minn.

Dear Heloise: When sending packages to a student, friend, etc., stuffing is often needed to fill up space. I add full rolls of toilet paper — they weigh little and are welcome! —Leanah Floyd, Hensley, Ark.

Dear Heloise: After years of frustration, I have finally conquered the paper-clutter battle. In one 3-inch binder, I placed 12 dividers with tabs for each month and several clear page protectors. The page protectors hold monthly financial items — charge-card statements, paycheck stubs, bank statements, etc.

Into another binder, I placed 26 dividers with tabs labeled A-Z to hold all those slips of paper piled up on my counters. Both binders are in a kitchen bookshelf for easy access. —Laura Mrachek, San Antonio

Dear Heloise: Here is a hint concerning the storage of partially used cans of paint: Store the cans upside down. The film that forms in a can of paint will then be under the usable paint when the can is opened, not on top of the paint. —Sherman Johnson, Lemon Grove, Calif.

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