Dear Sun Spots: I am looking for donations of classic board games like chess, Scrabble, Parcheesi, checkers, Monopoly, etc., that are in good condition. These games would be used by the teens at the Auburn Public Library and would be very much appreciated.

Please call Sally at (207) 782-3191, ext. 4, or e-mail me at [email protected] if you have questions. Thank you. – Sally Holt, reference and teen librarian, Auburn.

Dear Sun Spots: Thank you for all the help over the years. Please try again.

First, where can I buy root beer Popsicles? I can’t find them any more and they are sooo good!

Second, your answer about Oprah’s show on ADH age-defying ingredents states Oil of Olay and L’Oreal have it in their products. I have stood for half-hours at a time checking for this ingredient in both those cosmetic lines with no avail. Please tell me which product has it as an ingredient. Thank you so much and good luck. – C.C., No Town.

Answer: In addition to responses from readers, the following readers provided solutions to the ADH question in Aug. 2005 columns:

From No Name, No Town, Aug. 16: This reader purchased a cream by Neutrogena with 8 percent AHA. and recommended contacting Olay.

From No Name, No Town, Aug. 18: Their solution was to call Olay at the company’s toll-free number, 1 (800) 285-5170. The Olay folks, Procter & Gamble, are most helpful.

Regarding your second question, you may be interested in noting that the Popsicle, was invented by an 11-year-old boy in 1905. Frank Epperson left a glass outside containing fruit-flavored drink with a stir stick. During the night, San Francisco had a freeze with temperatures going below 32 degrees; the drink froze to the stick. Frank was able to pull out the concoction by running warm water over the glass. He thought it tasted yummy. And the Popsicle was born.

In 1923, Epperson applied for a patent, calling his invention “Epsicle.” At the urging of his children who referred to it as “Pop’s sicles,” he changed it to Popsicle. Epperson designed a machine to produce the seven flavors of Popsicles. Epperson sold the rights to his invention to the Joe Lowe Co. in 1925. Although frozen juice bars had been around since the 1800s, Popsicle was the first to be mass-produced. By 1928, more than 60 million of these treats had been sold. During the Depression, the twin Popsicle was created, which permitted two children to enjoy the treat for only 5 cents. By the 1950s, with the advent of the refrigerator-freezer, Popsicle sales boomed.

In the meantime, you may enjoy the following recipe:

Root beer float-sicles. Ingredients: 1 liter of root beer, 1 gallon of vanilla ice cream. Method: First, spoon ice cream into plastic Popsicle containers. Next fill the containers with root beer being careful, as it will fizz. Put Popsicle stick on top and freeze for several hours.

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