Wine corks (uses for)

By Hklbrries

Dear Readers: We asked readers for other uses for wine corks -- it’s such a waste to just toss them! Here are just a couple of hints from readers:

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Charles A. of Sugar Land, Tex., says: “An idea for putting wine corks to use is to make a hot pad with a design pattern glued to a corkboard. You can make it any size you wish, and it really is useful for when a turkey is taken from the oven.” (Heloise here: Many new corks are synthetic, so you will need to test for heat resistance.)

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Deborah W. of Tamarac, Fla., says: “A national-name grocery store has a cork recycling program. Most people don’t realize that cork is made from stripping the bark off cork trees.

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A Florida fisherman says: “I use wine corks for my fishing hooks not in use. It’s a safe way to handle and save fish hooks that you want to use later.”

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Heloise

Ingredients

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Preparation

Step 1

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