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DEAR HELOISE: I must be on someone's list, because I get address labels, notepads and other things from various charities that I've never heard of before. I give to a few charities that have special meaning to me and ones that work to help people and animals. How do I stop these people from bombarding me with all the junk they send me and have them stop asking for donations?
The tough bags can help in the kitchen after they are empty.
Heloise Dear Heloise: Pounding or flattening meat or chicken using flimsy plastic wrap or bags can be messy. Instead, save and use the empty bags from cereal boxes. They are amazingly tough, stay in place and are air- and waterproof. Sealed with tape they make great storage/freezer bags too. — Russ B., Ashburn, Va. USE A RULER Dear Heloise: Keep a ruler in a kitchen drawer just for measuring out pie crust, etc. It comes in handy in more ways than you might expect. — Anne J., San Pedro, Calif. BACK BY DEMAND Dear Readers: Here at Heloise Central we get many requests to reprint my Bootleg B...