Switching to froyo Dear Heloise: Of course, homemade ice cream is the best and can be bought at some great ice cream shops. But I grew up on mostly store-bought ice cream as a little kid. Unfortunately, as I grew older, specifically in my 60s, my body did not like ice cream like it used to.
Maybe I was eating too much of a good thing? So, I switched to a frozen yogurt that my body likes. (My favorite is black jack cherry.) I've loved your column for years, and I read it in the New Hampshire Union Leader.
— Rosemary M., New Hampshire Onion and peanut butter sandwiches Dear Heloise: In the 1950s, my mother introduced us to peanut butter and mild onion sandwiches. My sister and I love them — even still today.
My daughter also indulges in them. I think I found the idea in an old sandwich cookbook from the '40s. Maybe it was introduced because of rationing during World War II.
— Daphne Kivinen, Vancouver, Washington Solar-powered dehumidifier Dear Heloise: Many of us suffer from high humidity for at least part of the year. Please, someone, invent a solar-powered dehumidifier that can go outside. We can put them in the garden and near our trees, saving us from having to water them and lowering the air's humidity at least a little bit.
We have one air conditioner that drips water outside. I collect this water to use elsewhere. Other air conditioners turn the water from cooled air back into humid air and put it back out into our air.
— Andi, in Gardiner, New York Practicing g.