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Wife seeks Heloise’s fudge recipe

Hints from Heloise Dear Heloise: My husband and I are celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary, and although it’s being catered, I wanted to make your Chocolate Philly Fudge for the occasion. It’s my husband’s favorite. Over our 30 years together, my husband has been wonderful to me. I got lucky the day that I agreed to marry him. So, I do little things that he really enjoys, and this fudge recipe is one of his all-time favorites. Would you reprint it for me? –– Connie G., in Schenectady, New York Connie, I’d be delighted to reprint this recipe for you. Sending you my ...

Tributes to deceased loved ones among early Halloween ‘treats’

Antiques & Collecting By Terry and Kim Kovel The origins of trick-or-treating are not entirely certain. Countries throughout Europe have had traditions of costumed revelers traveling from house to house and receiving treats since at least the Middle Ages. Ancient Roman Saturnalia festivals, medieval European mummers’ plays, cakes given out on All Souls’ Day, Christmas and New Year’s traditions like wassailing, and New York City’s 19th-century ragamuffin parades have all been suggested as inspiration for today’s Halloween tradition. The earliest “treats” may have ...

Horoscope: Oct. 25

Sunday, Oct. 25 Love, money and spirit thrive as you create something for pure pleasure. Aries (March 21-April 19) You’ve waited long enough. Your dream has reached the stage where one ordinary action will accomplish more than another hour of imagining. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Something that looks expensive from a distance and to the untrained eye may actually be expensive, though what counts is how it holds up on a daily basis. Gemini (May 21-June 21) You’re good at collecting possibilities. Today, you’ll enjoy choosing one. Cancer (June 22-July 22) The thing that ...

Halloween – and other dates – have deep roots in astronomy

Stargazers By Dennis Mammana It’s that time of year when we’ll soon be greeted at our front doors by a variety of odd characters. No, I don’t mean politicians stumping for your vote; I mean monsters, superheroes and rock singers all begging for a treat. “Trick or treat!” they’ll shout, and we’ll gladly give them handfuls of candy to prevent some trickery on their part. I only wish that worked with politicians ... but I digress. Of all the characters that appear at your door this year, how many astronomers do you think will be represented? Galileo? Sagan? Mammana? Not ...

‘Hopeless, stuck’ reader trying to rebuild social life

Dear Annie By Annie Lane Dear Annie: I’m hoping you might have some advice for me about how to meet people and make new friends as an adult. I’m 40, and I’ve been depressed for about a year. I was seeing a therapist for almost a year, but have recently given up on him. We tried different things, but I still feel pretty stuck and alone. I’ve tried going out by myself, but people generally don’t talk to me when I do, and I get incredibly nervous and anxious –– sometimes it feels like my body is going to explode. It’s much easier when I have someone I know with me, ...

Viral, bacterial pink eye are both contagious

Ask the Doctors By Dr. Eve Glazer and Dr. Elizabeth Ko Dear Doctors: My granddaughter got pink eye right before our family reunion. I worried everyone was going to wind up getting it. The doctor said because it was bacterial, antibiotic drops would help clear it up fast. Is bacterial pink eye very different from viral? Aren’t they both contagious? Dear Reader: Although most people have heard of pink eye, many don’t realize that the familiar infection can have more than just one cause. Depending on which kind of pathogen is involved, medication may help clear the infection, or ...