Hints From Heloise

Dear Heloise: My favorite use for an empty ketchup bottle was thought up by my daughter.

She likes barbecue sauce and she asked me to put it in a ketchup bottle. It works great. Of course, ketchup bottles are also good for dispensing syrup and honey. Debbie Basham, Baytown, Texas

I have compiled a pamphlet chock-full of great barbecue hints and even some of my favorite barbecue recipes. To receive a copy, please send $2 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (55 cents) envelope to: Heloise/BBQ, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Heloise

Dear Heloise: Instead of using my big wooden cutting board to slice or chop one tomato or onion, I use a big plastic lid from an ice-cream or dairy-whip container. It rinses easily and seems to be indestructible. Dotti Buckwalter, Woodstock, Va.