Take, for instance, the possibility that your tongs could go missing ... you'll be dishing up faster than it takes to make this speedy gadget.

To avoid all this pain and suffering, you just need to make the tongs more grippy, and you can do this easily with rubber bands. Even if you don’t work with hot, wet jars, a pair of rubber ...

My column today includes directions from Dennis McGraw, a civic-minded guy who knows how to make the tongs. If you get a chance to pick up the paper, there is a little photo essay that follows ...