DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Androscoggin Retired Educators’ Association is scheduled to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 10, at The Green ladle at Lewiston High School. The price for the meal is $19 ($20 at the door). The scheduled speakers are Joyce and Carl Bucciantini.

Please make checks out to AREA and mail to Gina Fuller, 36 Elliott Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240.

AREA meets five times per academic year, in September, October, November, March and April.

Dues are $10 a year for educators and $6 for noneducator spouses or partners. Dues are payable in September.

All who have served in the education profession are welcome, including teachers, principals, assistant teachers, guidance counselors, librarians and secretaries. You need not have taught in Androscoggin County or Maine.—Elizabeth, no town

ANSWER: I hope you have a good turnout. A chance to enjoy a meal prepared at The Green Ladle is not to be missed.  I will be sure to publish this again before the meeting, too.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: God bless the two men in a plow truck who came to my aid Sunday, March 24. The city plow had left a 3-foot — or more — bank and I had been working at it for more than a half-hour, only making a small dent.

At the rate I was going, it would have taken me all day just to clear this ridge. I do not have the best snowblower, and the snow was very hard because of the ice from the rain.

The plow truck driver not only did a great job clearing the hard snowbank, but he also would not take the money I had offered. He just waved and drove off. I hope he sees this note because he was a godsend. It is nice to know there are still nice people. What he did was greatly appreciated. In a few months, I will be 90 years old.—No name, Lewiston

ANSWER: I hope your good Samaritan sees this letter, and I want to add that I am mightily impressed you were out there at all. That Sunday storm needed a hammer and chisel to be removed.

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I wanted to add my favorite bread pudding recipe: Preheat oven 350 degrees. Toast four slices of bread, spread butter on each slice, spread on (1/3 cup total) brown sugar and sprinkle liberally with cinnamon.

Make two sandwiches and cut each sandwich into four rectangles. Place rectangles in a buttered casserole dish. Beat together three eggs, half a cup of granulated sugar, a dash of vanilla, a dash of salt and 2 1/2 cups (cooled) scalded milk. Pour over bread.

Add raisins, if desired.

Place casserole dish in a larger pan holding an inch of very hot water.  Bake 65 to 70 minutes, until knife inserted in middle comes out clean.—Sandra, no town

ANSWER: What a clever recipe. I like the idea of making the sandwiches. We will be eating a lot of bread pudding at my house because I must try all of these great recipes. There are more to come. Stay tuned.

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