Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Home chef struggling to open a stuck jar It’s an age-old quandary: You reach for a jar of pickles or tomato sauce but, try and try ...

DEAR HELOISE: Just read a recent column of yours in the Orange County Register. The easiest way to open a reluctant jar is to turn the jar over and tap it on the floor. It never fails for me. — ...

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Dear Heloise: Just read a recent column of yours in the Orange County Register. The easiest way to open a reluctant jar is to turn the jar over and tap it on the floor. It never fails for me. — ...