Substitute for parchment paper

THANKS for the great article on the many uses of parchment paper [“Got $5? It’s a Kitchen Miracle, Keep the Change,” by Amy Scattergood, Feb. 6]. Although parchment paper is critical for some culinary projects (e.g., baking fish in paper), please advise readers that waxed paper is an excellent and less expensive substitute when lining baking pans or rolling out shortbread or nonsticky doughs. Also, the rolls of paper in the stores are pricey. I always buy it online in packs of 100 sheets. A full sheet easily covers a standard cookie sheet and can be used twice for certain cookie recipes.

Gerry D. Jackson

San Gabriel