If you have questions about those last-minute holiday preps, who ya gonna call? Not Ghostbusters, but the Answerline from ISU Extension and Outreach. For the past 45 years, experts in Home Economics and other topics have only been a phone call away for folks who just need the best advice they can get. Beth Marrs of Answerline says the majority of questions they get revolve around food; food nutrition, safety and preservation.

Answerline is available weekdays between 9 am and noon and one and four. The toll-free number is 800-262-3804 in Iowa. From out of state 515-296-5883. You can also find Answerline online at https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/answerline