ANSWER: Any crepe recipe using extra batter can turn the typical thin crepe into a thicker crepe. Another thought is that your mother and grandmother were making blinis or blintz hot cakes which are basically thick crepes. Here is a recipe for thick crepes from Rachel Ray’s magazine: Cheese Blintz Hot Cakes Ingredients: 2 eggs […]

HI SUN SPOTS: I am a granddaughter of Mrs. Nettie Briggs DeCoster. My grandmother was a midwife and delivered many babies in her home known as the Briggs farm next to the old East Auburn Baptist Church. She would keep the mothers and their babies for a week or two before they would return home. […]

ANSWER: Yes, Sun Spots answered this question last December by emailing Gregory Roehr, WMTW’s director of engineering. He wrote: “The Auburn-Lewiston area can be challenging for signal reception for our station, as you obviously already are aware of. One of my engineering staff lives in Auburn near downtown and doesn’t always receive WMTW clearly due […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services is looking for volunteer advocates to respond to its 24-hour crisis and support line and make a difference in the lives of people affected by sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, stalking or sexual harassment. Volunteer advocates listen and provide support, information, and referrals to people calling […]

ANSWER: Sun Spots found the following information at Cornell University’s Web site. D-Con, also known as warfarin, is a chemical rodenticide ready-to-use in a mixture of cornmeal or other material. Its principal use is as an anticoagulant that is highly effective in controlling rats and house mice. It is odorless, tasteless and effective in very […]

ANSWER: Sun Spots understands that you are seeking an answer about Top Value stamps,but this information from straightdope.com sheds information on Top Value and other stamps. They state: “Green Stamps, believe it or not, are still around. But like everything else in the world they’ve gone virtual and are available as ‘greenpoints’ rewards for online […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Can Sun Spots find any use for shrimp heads that are normally discarded when cleaning fresh shell-on shrimps? When we cook a turkey my wife uses the bones to make a delicious soup, I wonder if shrimp heads could similarly be useful. Thanks. — DRV, No Town. ANSWER: We spoke to many […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am writing to find out what has happened to the Marden’s lady? I haven’t seen her commercials for a long time. Thank you. — No Name, No Town. ANSWER: In 2013, Karmo Sanders also known as Birdie Googins, also known as “The Marden’s Lady,” was interviewed for an article published in […]

These sleepers are distributed free of charge along with many other baby essentials such as diapers, wipes, bottles and blankets to needy babies in our area. I am affiliated with both local hospitals and many agencies in our community who help precious babies born to low-income parents, and babies born sick or premature who need […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Someone called my phone and left a message asking for sheet music as she is starting to learn the guitar. I have plenty to give her, but she did not leave a full number to contact her. The one she gave me is 424811. If she should read this, I ask that […]