When a recipe calls for a greased casserole, spread a piece of bread with butter and grease the casserole. Use it cut up in the casserole or as topping.

If you want to bake your casserole ahead, bake all the required time except the last 20 minutes. Cool and store casserole in the refrigerator, covered. Allow 10 minutes extra baking time for re-warming, plus the last 20 minutes required.

Crushed potato chips make an excellent topping for many casseroles.

When using glass baking pans, always lower the temperature by 25 degrees.

Keep shelled nuts in the refrigerator. This way, they will keep indefinitely.

Warm shelled nuts before chopping. It brings out the natural nut oils.

To make nutmeats come out whole, soak whole nuts in salted water overnight before cracking.

Cut dates up fine with wet scissors after measuring.

Put leftover bread crusts and heels in your blender for always-handy bread crumbs. Store in a covered jar after drying out.

Heat lemons before extracting juice for twice as much juice.

You may used canned mandarin oranges whenever a recipe calls for fresh. Drain the mandarins and marinate in fresh orange juice for at least an hour.

If you place oranges in a hot oven before you peel them, no white fiber will be left on the orange.

To scald milk without scorching, rinse pan in hot water before using.

Light or excessive heat causes deterioration in vanilla. Always keep the bottle in which it comes.

If honey turns sugary, stand the jar is a pan of hot water until it liquifies again.

Corn syrup or honey may be substituted for half of the amount of sugar called for as long as the liquid in the recipe is decreased by one fourth the amount.

To measure molasses, grease the cup in which it is to be measured.