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Parmesan Fish Sticks

Fish sticks
1 (18-ounce) center-cut salmon fillet, about 9 by 4 inches, skinned
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 egg whites
1 cup grated Parmesan
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
Olive oil, for drizzling

Dipping Sauce
1/3 cup reduced fat mayonnaise
1/3 cup lowfat plain yogurt
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley or chives

For the Fish Sticks:
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Rinse the salmon fillet and pat dry with paper towels. Cut the fish in half to make 2 fillets each about 4 by 4 1/2-inches in size. Starting on the longest edge, slice the fillets into 1/2-inch pieces. Lay the widest pieces, from the center, cut side down, and slice in half lengthways so all the pieces are equally about 1/2 by 1/2 by 4 1/2-inches in size.

Place the flour in a medium bowl and season with the salt and pepper. Place the egg whites in another bowl and beat until frothy, about 30 seconds. Combine the Parmesan and bread crumbs in a third bowl.

Coat the salmon pieces in the seasoned flour and pat to remove any excess flour. Dip the floured salmon in the egg whites and then into the Parmesan mixture, gently pressing the mixture into the fish. Place the breaded salmon pieces on a liberally oiled baking sheet. Drizzle lightly with the olive oil. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until golden brown.

For the Dipping Sauce:
Mix the mayonnaise, yogurt, Dijon mustard, and parsley (or chives, if using) in a small dipping bowl.
Arrange the fish sticks on a serving platter and serve with the dipping sauce.

Cook's Note: The fish sticks can also be dipped in ketchup, marinara sauce, pesto, ranch dressing or vinaigrette.
Barb In Oregon

Chris Thank you for the maple fudge recipe. I will also go to Abby's site. Your borscht recipes looks good too. I will definitely try the shorter version.
Loretta in Va.

Candy and Fudge Recipes

I would like to thank Chris in NM for IHOPS French toast copycat recipe, it sounds just like what I am looking for.
JL in South Jersey

 
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Nancy, this is a from scratch mug cake.

Mug Cake
l coffee mug
4 Tb. cake flour
4 Tb. sugar
2 Tb. cocoa
l egg
3 Tb. milk
3 Tb. oil
3 Tb. chocolate chips, optional

Mix dry ingredients in mug thoroughly,
Add egg, mix well
Pour in milk and oil, mix well

Cook 3 minutes in microwave, 1000 watts. Cake will rise over top, allow to cool and tip out on plate. This is dangerous because you are now only 5 minutes away from chocolate cake any time day or night.
Dee in W. Lafayette

P.S. Did not try this yet, so actually it is not Tried and True, but maybe someone will be adventurous.
Dee

Spaghetti and Spaghetti Sauce Recipes

My mom has moved to VA and would like to can. It seems everyone has a different and sometimes very complex way to do this. Can anyone recommend a book or website that would be easy for her to follow? I think she mainly wants to do green beans and tomatoes.
Thanks, Irene in FL (for her mom who used to be in FL, now in VA!)

Re: Susie in NW Michigan, try sprinkling baking powder on the carpet, and seats if necessary, leave an open box in your car.
Dairiel in St. Paul, MN

Don't you mean use a box of baking soda? Baking soda works wonderfully well on any kind of odor.
Judy in Milwaukee

Sauerkraut Soup

1 lb. short ribs of beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 Tbs. vegetable oil
1 can (1 lbs. 14 oz.) sauerkraut
6 cups fat skimmed stock or 6 cups bouillon made with bouillon cubes
1 can (1 lbs. ) tomatoes
10 peppercorns
2 bay leaves

Remove fat from bones, but leave meat. Brown onion & bones in oil; then add kraut & toss in drippings. Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil & simmer 40 minutes. Lift out bones, peppercorns & bay leaves. Cut meat into chunks & add to soup. Add salt if desired & serve. Makes 12 servings
JL in South Jersey

Hi Nancy, Every time I read a recipe calling for a canned ham I have to laugh. It brings back a memory of a co-worker I had. She was a newlywed at Thanksgiving time , sooooooo to impress her new hubby she decided to bake a ham. She put the canned ham in the oven without opening it to warm. Needless to say the ham blew up, blew the door off the oven.
Margaret. Tulsa

Hello all Nancy landers and furry pets.
I have a question that I hope you can help with. When I pickle my okra and peppers they get soggy. what can I do that will make them crunch. Do I need to leave the ends on them. I generally place them in a jar and then put boiling vinegar and water (half and half) over them.. along with peppers onions and garlic and a pinch of pickling salt. When I took the peppers out they were mushy. They smelled alright and tasted ok but were very soft. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Amy B in Tenn

Hi Nancy from another Nancy-Still plugging away in Kentucky! Hope your friends online can help me w/this search. I checked the cake recipe list and it was not there. I had a delicious dessert at a pot luck dinner over the weekend. The lady left before I could get the recipe. It was called Holy Cow Cake. It was a chocolate cake with whipped topping, some type of "crunchie" filling (maybe butterscotch?) that was absolutely fantastic. I know this isn't much information but maybe someone can help me out. Thanking you for ALL your hard work putting this exchange together. Love ya'.....mean it!
Momma420

For Sue in GA. In the newsletter of 9-14-08 you said you still have your Home Ec recipes from class of 60 years ago. I have been trying to find the recipe for peanut butter cookies and cinnamon pinwheels that we made in the Home Ec class. They were the best peanut butter cookies and cinnamon pinwheels I have ever eaten and have been trying to find the original recipe used in the Home Ec Class. The same peanut butter cookies were served in our school cafeteria and I would always purchase an extra bag of them to carry home with me after school so my family could enjoy them too. If by chance you do have those recipes could you post them for me for I would be so ever grateful.
Betty in MD

I would like to answer about a bean soup recipe I received off Nancy's Cooking. It was sent in by Gay in L.I.
I think its about the best bean soup I've eaten. I did change it a little. I didn't have a ham bone so I added
2 heaping tablespoons of Ham Base, 1 heaping Teaspoon of garlic powder. Used tomato sauce instead of tomatoes - added 2 cups of cut up ham and I added 2 heaping tablespoons cornstarch with a little water before I added 3/4 Cup of cooked macaroni noodles. So good!!!!

Bean Soup Recipe
1 pkg multi bean soup mix
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. dried basil
1 tsp. dried rosemary
1 tsp dried marjoram
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 bay leaf (I used a couple)
8 cups water
leftover ham bone, with some ham on it
1 cup chopped onions ( I used a large sweet onion)
1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes, undrained

Sort & wash the beans. Place in large pot, cover with water. Let set overnight. Or bring to a boil and let sit for 1 to 2 hours. ( this is what I did - 2 hours). Drain beans. Combine drained beans, 8 cups of water and the ham bone. ( I added the ham base.) Bring to a boil . Add onions, tomatoes and spices. Cover, reduce
heat and simmer 2 hours. Uncover and simmer another hour.

Remove bay leaf. Take bone out of pot and remove meat from bone. Cut meat into pieces and place back into soup. Cook some small and add to soup just before serving, optional. As I said I added thickening before adding the noodles.

Thanks so much for this very good recipe. Think I'll be using it from now on.
DW

I need help in removing chewing gum from the dryer drum. It has been used and the gum is not coming off on clothes but looks bad. This is my Mom's three year dryer. She is going into assisted living and we need to sell her furniture and I don't want to sell it looking that way.
Thanks in advance. Phyllis C. from Ky.

Good evening Nancy,
I hope the rain has eased up. Weather here is still unpredictable. If the forecasters say it will be dry, we dress for wet weather.

Julie was looking for recipes using baby food, you can check out a number of recipes on the message boards at:

http://whatscookin.proboards4.com/index.cgi?board=babyfoods

Lisa from Central PA, there is a post on the message boards for '10 Top Ingredients for No-Cook Meals', that you may find useful for your eldest daughter going to college. You will find the site at:

http://whatscookin.proboards4.com/index.cgi?board=cookingtips&action=display&thread=22762

This is the Cooking Tips and Shortcuts Board (a sub-board of Tips, Hints and Ideas) and has a mine of great information, the site you want is about 1/3rd of the way down.

Lindsay in the UP, you may find a selection of recipes to suit your needs at:
http://whatscookin.proboards4.com/index.cgi?board=dip

Happy cooking.
Sylvia <Scotland>

Jean, TN
I think you may be looking for a book called Being Dead Is No Excuse ( The official SouthernLadies Guide To Hosting the Perfect Funeral) I bought it on Amazon.com and it is very funny along with having good recipes. Brought it to my 92 year old mother when I visited ND this summer, but do not think whe was as amused with it as me. If you can get a good deal, buy it. Linda, OR

In reply to the person who wanted recipes for College snacks. Here is one I used.
Set up ironing board or what ever you iron on
Lay out a piece of aluminum foil about 12x12.
Butter the bottom of a slice of bread. Place on center of foil. Top with a slice of cheese. Butter second slice of bread and place on cheese with the butter side out. Now seal it in the foil and turn you iron on cotton. Iron you sandwich to a toast brown. It might have to be peeked at a few times to get the timing right but it works. Believe me.

Air poppers are fabulous too as is a small square electric frypan from taste of home. Heat all sort of things back up. I now take this kind of things when we travel as my hubby is not a restaurant type.
Annie in WA State

Comment
I found the small square electric frypan at Alco. It was on sale for $12.00 when I was last in Arizona in April. They work very well for one person.
Nancy Rogers

Hi Nancy - I see you have a birthday coming up. You must be a Libra? My b-day is 9/24 and I'm a Libra. Happy Birthday to you! I hope someone can spoil you on your special day.

I don't have a recipe per say, but wanted to share with everyone that I made a bunch of chocolate dipped goodies. Chocolate dipped Ritz peanut butter cracker sandwiches, chocolate dipped Ruffles potato chips, and chocolate dipped caramels with sea salt. They came out wonderful. There are pictures on my food blog: http://vanillakitchen.blogspot.com
Dawn - cape cod, MA

Nancy I guess my computer or printer has gone nuts. I can print other items off the internet but not off the newsletter. When I try the printer acts as if it is coping but I just get a plain piece of paper. Now that my husband is home may be we can figure out what has happened or is happening.

Sandy from New Orleans in the 9/14 newsletter asked what to use for the Chalupa. From the recipes that I could find they called for flour tortilla shells, corn chips, Doritos chips, or Fritos. So I guess that you could use anything that you wish. I have never had one so I can't say what it tasted like.

For the people in Central and Southern Indiana on Sunday around 3:00pm until 6:00pm to 7:00pm it was very windy. When you are going 65 to 70 miles per hour and the wind is rocking a heavy Suburban side to side you know that it is windy. We had to go down South and pick up our granddaughter from her Dad's and they said that trees were down on the back roads. They had a couple of tree fall and one hit the barn that they have for the horses, cats and the dog. They also lost electric because they had the barn doors open and the house doors and windows. We take 65 South and got off and drive 11 to 12 miles back off the Interstate on winding and hilly roads. I am so glad that my husband was home to drive it this time. I don't think I could have done it with my shoulder. When we were ready to get on 65 in our town we notice that a light pole had fallen covering the entrance to 65. Will we had to go North to the next exit and got off and then right on to 65 South. I have no idea if other states in the path of the front had rain and wind like we did. I am so glad that this front is to the East or where ever. We were very lucky not to have any damage to trees, our house or our other car. I feel so sorry for the people involved with Ike and the aftermath of it. Know that we are thinking of you and hoping that things get back to normal for you soon.

Everyone have a great day. Nancy and 4 legged associates take care, stay safe and cool.
Susie Indy

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To Sandy in New Orleans, the 'bread' of the Chalupa should have been a hard corn tortilla, I would imagine. You can buy them like that in the grocery store and fix your own. I used to make them by the dozens when my 3 kids was home with me.

I usually put the refried beans first and then fried hamburger which I don't think the Taco Bell puts on and then shredded cheese and I put that in the oven to melt the cheese and when hot, I added lettuce and diced tomato. Sour cream or anything else you want can be added on top.
Esther

I got this recipe from a former neighbor that was from the Philipines. I've had this recipe for about 35 years & make it frequently. It's called Philipino chopped suey. Very different & so delicious!

Philipino Chopped Suey
2 pounds lean pork, cut into cubes
1 medium onion
1 medium green bell pepper
2 stalks celery
1 can green beans
soy sauce
tomatoes
Brown cubes of pork with chopped onions. season with salt & pepper. Add sliced celery & chunks of green
pepper
Add 1-2 teaspoons soy sauce
Simmer till tender

Add large can of diced tomatoes; then green beans.
Simmer till hot
Serve over rice or noodles
Linda W. in Michigan

To Scarlett in Fl, what day was the tip to eliminate the lines and boxes from recipes in? I must have missed it.
Thanks, Earlene in NC

Hi Nancy, and all of you recipe collectors. A friend and I decided to take a day off last week and go shopping at antique, novelty, 2nd hand and gift shops. We had a blast. In one of the stores, I picked up a recipe book titled "The Basics and More Cookbook." (I have trouble passing up cookbooks!) It is a compilation of 1100 favorite recipes. I was amazed at how many I noticed in there that I have seen requests for in this newsletter. It was probably the best $2.00 I have spent in a while. LOL I am sorry, I don't remember now who requested pear recipes, but here is one from this book that seemed easy. It was credited to Donna Herr.

Baked Pears
cinnamon
4 or 5 very ripe pears sliced thick
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 cup cream
1 Tablespoon flour

Place pear slices into 9 x 9" pan. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon. Mix sugar, cream and flour. Pour over pears. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

I also received my "Land O'Lakes newsletter yesterday, and most of the recipes in there were made with pears. Some of them sounded delicious also.
Karen, Il

For Sandy from New Orleans Hope this is what she wanted

Taco Bell Chalupa copycat

Taco Bell Chalupa bread Indian fry bread
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
1 cup milk
oil (for deep frying)
Taco Bell Chalupa Supreme filling
1 lb ground beef
1/4 cup flour
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
1/2 cup water
oil, for deep-frying
sour cream
shredded lettuce
shredded cheddar cheese or Monterey jack cheese
diced tomato

To make Indian Fry Bread Mix dry ingredients together. Cut in shortening; then add milk. Shape dough into a long cylinder; cut into 8 equal parts. Flour hands, then work the pieces into 6" tortillas. Fry in oil until golden brown.

To Make filling Mix dried onion with water in a small bowl and let stand for five minutes. Combine ground beef, flour, chili powder, paprika, and salt. Mix well. Add onions and water.

Mix again. In a skillet, cook beef mixture until browned. Stir often while cooking so no large chunks form; it should be more like a paste. Remove from heat and keep warm. Build Chalupas starting with meat, then sour cream, lettuce cheese, and tomatoes in that order. Top with hot sauce or salsa if desired.

Caroline MO

I am looking for suggestions for games to be played at a baby shower. We know that the baby is a girl, and there will only be females at the party - Thanks for any suggestions!
Pam in Tibbie, AL

Good morning Nancy,
Ah – 64 – that is still young! I will be 63 in Dec., so we are very close in age. You are only as old as you feel! Have a wonderful day!

Don’t forget to go to http://www.top100recipesites.com/index.html so Nancy’s Kitchen will go back up to #1 and stay there!

For Sandy from New Orleans in the 9/14 newsletter asking what bread is used for chalupas, it is tortillas, deep fried. This is one dish that really can’t be fixed low fat. You will see in most Mexican food, chalupas, gorditas, tacos, etc. the “bread” used is either a corn or flour tortilla.

For Lois in VA, in the 9/14 newsletter was wanting to know how to bake a sweet potato pie I have enclosed the recipe here from the archives. Yummy! This is also good for Thanksgiving! Mom always had a pumpkin pie and a sweet potato pie for the meal! I really can’t tell much difference, though.

Sweet Potato Pie 9/11/2005 newsletter
1 (1 pound) sweet potato
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup milk
2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust

Boil sweet potato whole in skin for 40 to 50 minutes, or until done. Run cold water over the sweet potato, and remove the skin.
Break apart sweet potato in a bowl. Add butter, and mix well with mixer. Stir in sugar, milk, eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon and vanilla. Beat on medium speed until mixture is smooth. Pour filling into an unbaked pie crust.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 60 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Pie will puff up like a soufflé, and then will sink down as it cools. Heather
Chris in NM

This is for JaHahn from Oregon

Polish Chicken Borscht
This is a recipe from A Prairie Home Companion, over 20 years ago. Doc (Kozzak on Gather) has confirmed that it is an authentic recipe.

BORSCHT
Boil 4 qts water (approx. 4 litre), put in salt, pepper, parsley, bay leaf and a chicken. Simmer 30 minutes, take out chicken and cool it.

Sauté 1 onion, 2 garlic cloves in butter, put in soup.

Add 1 qt. frozen or 2 cans tomatoes, let simmer. Put in some chopped carrots, 3 or 4 potatoes, and 1 kg. red beets and a handful dried dill. Boil till soft.

Take chicken off bone, put back in soup. Shred small head of cabbage finely, boil very short.

Serve with caraway seed-rye bread and butter, sour cream blobs and cloves of raw garlic.
Marlene from Fl.

This is for Gina, who in the 9/14 newsletter again requested recipes for using oxtail. I saw your request the first time it was published, but did not respond, as I do not have tried and tested recipes for oxtail. I was curious and checked http://www.cooks.com and they have 30 recipes for oxtail soup, stew and ragout. You can also find recipes for beef heart. If you don’t get any recipes through this newsletter, you may want to check out their recipes. The search feature is easy to use and the recipes that I have used from the site have all been great. Good Luck and let us know what you end up fixing.
Robbie IN

This is for Gina in Sept. 14 newsletter, wanting Oxtail recipe. It is truly TNT.

Spanish Oxtails

STEP 1.
3 -1/2 to 4 lbs. oxtails, rinse in cold water
1 medium onion, sliced
2 carrots, large chop
2 sprigs fresh parsley, washed
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 stalk celery
S & P to taste
Enough water to cover oxtails

Bring all ingredients to a boil, skim, then cook 2 hours on low heat. If you do this step the day before, you can skim off the fat that accumulates on top, to make this dish less greasy.

STEP 2.
In the meantime, put 2 tablespoons olive oil in skillet and saute the following:
1 medium onion, chopped
3 tablespoons diced ham
1 bay leaf
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 or 2 medium potatoes, cut into large dice

Add:
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup dry white wine
Stir and mix everything together well.

STEP 3.
When oxtails have cooked 2 hours, remove from liquid, strain the liquid, (Discard the stuff that you used to boil the oxtails in the first step).

Then place oxtails back in pot. Add the sauteed onion, ham, bay leaf, garlic, paprika, and potatoes, flour, and wine, then add enough of the strained liquid from step 1 to cover the oxtails. (If you do step 1 the day before, remove the solidified fat before you use the liquid).

Also add:
12 olives
Heaping tablespoon rinsed and drained capers
Heaping tablespoon raisins

STEP 4.
Cover, and simmer on very low heat until meat and potatoes are tender, approximately 1 hour (maybe more). DELICIOUS!!
Frances in Wesley Chapel

Does anyone have a recipe for easy 2 crust chicken pot pie?
Thanks Kathy in Fl

Susie Indy, we are all hoping you have a speedy recovery!
Billie in FL

Hi Nancy, regarding the questions of ground beef in a crock pot....trust me, if you do not brown first and drain off the excess fat, you will simply have a greasy mess on your hands. Sure it will cook in the crock pot but all the grease stays in there and ruins whatever you are making! I ruined a pot of soup one time because I did not cook first, was in a hurry! Will never do that again!
Billie in Fl

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON FRIDAY, NANCY !!!!!
I made it to 80 yesterday (14th), and I am like you, I can't believe I have been around so long.

I hope you have a wonderful day with many presents, good wishes, etc. I had a wonderful day because about a dozen of my friends and family gave me a big party at my Church and we had about 175 people to stop by. Great day !!!!
So have a blast on Friday. Call off the newsletter for the day and relax from work. Just play with the babies all day.
Nell in VA

Comment
I plan to take the day off on Thursday and join my friends in Amarillo for lunch.
Nancy Rogers

Gina wanted to know what to do with Oxtails.
You might try Paula Deen's recipe.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/michaels-favorite-oxtails-with-buttered-rice-recipe/index.html
They looked really good.
gramaj

This is for Gina, who in the 9/14 newsletter again requested recipes for using oxtail. I saw your request the first time it was published, but did not respond, as I do not have tried and tested recipes for oxtail. I was curious and checked http://www.cooks.com and they have 30 recipes for oxtail soup, stew and ragout. You can also find recipes for beef heart. If you don’t get any recipes through this newsletter, you may want to check out their recipes. The search feature is easy to use and the recipes that I have used from the site have all been great. Good Luck and let us know what you end up fixing.
Robbie IN

With the oxtail you can make a soup or stew by just putting into your crockpot with spices(such as: onion, bayleaf, dill seed or weed, salt & pepper) and let cook until done and then add what ever vegetables you want.

I also cook it with barbecue sauce on it in the crockpot and then just before serving make sure there is enough moisture and add macaroni to it. Cook until macaroni is done. If not enough moisture, just add some more hot water.

Beef heart, I bake in oven with a sage dressing or I slice, flour and fry with onions, just like liver and onions.
Emma from Montana

Hi, this is for Gina who asked, what to do with Ox Tail and heart. Gina, the Ox tail makes an excellent soup. Just boil and add veggies when done and meat is tender. As for the heart. Slice the heart in not too thick slices. Make a batter of an egg and some milk, maybe 3/4 cup. Whip this up with wire whip until mixed good. Have flour on waxed paper. get your skillet setup with enough oil to cover bottom good. Heat the oil. Salt and pepper the sliced heart. Cover each slice with the flour, dip into batter and then back into flour. Lay carefully into oil. Fry until golden on both sides. Place on plate with a folded paper towel in bottom. Now make some milk gravy. Hope you made a pan of biscuits to go with it. You now have prepared a feast. Dig in and enjoy. Hope that helps Gina.

Hello to everyone else. I love all of the recipes you guys and gals send in. Bless you all and Bless you special, Nancy.

Evelyn S. In Texas Hill Country.

This is for Sue in Georgia - You are so lucky to have your Home Ec recipes. Do you think maybe you could post a few of them for me. They were so good and usually fairly easy too. Thanks a lot!!
Carolyn - Illinois

Hey Sandy, Here is San Antonio we use corn tortillas for chalupas. Instead of frying the tortilla, I bake mine in the oven for about 5-8 minutes. It makes them hard without any frying oil. Since all we eat here is Tex-Mex food, I don't about pita bread, etc. Hope this helps.
Ellen in San Antonio

For the woman who has the smelly car; there is a product called, Atmosklear that I swear by. In order for it to work you have to put it on the source of the odor. I have also used it in the laundry when clothes sit too long in the washer before I dry them. Takes the odor right out. You can buy it at places like hardware stores or Fleet Farm. Also, you can search for it and order it online. Good luck
Terri in Mn.

Hi Nancy, furred assistants, and landers family!

To take away any odors in nearly any room or vehicle there is a product sold in some truck stops called 'Nature's Air Sponge'. When I drove a semi, I kept one in the truck at all times because I am a smoker. When I finally retired and turned my truck in, a non-smoker could not tell that I smoked 2 packs a day in my truck. Like someone else mentioned, you may be able to find it at Pep Boys or other automotive stores. Being on the road for so many years, I always got mine at a truck stop. The tag on the only remaining one I have is $5.99. That is cheaper than having the car detailed. You just pull the lid off the container and pop it under a seat. It should last 4-6 weeks. The label on the container says this is good for tobacco smoke, cooking odors, pet smells, paint fumes, cleaning solvents, detergents, wet carpets, fire damage, locker rooms, gasoline, sewer gases, mildew, and decay. When you open it, it just smells clean.
meemaw in indy