Aerus Sydney

11/02/2026

Today’s special is a Chicken Quesadilla and Fries or a Cup of Soup for $19.95!!
Soup of the day is Vegetable.
Eat in or take out 694-7226

11/02/2026

11/02/2026

We are looking for 37-year-old Clarissa Lynn Dennis and her newborn son, to confirm their well-being.

Family last saw the two at a residence in Groves Point on Sunday, November 1st at approximately 1:30 PM. Clarissa is described as 5’ 4” and 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on Clarissa’s whereabouts is asked to please contact police at 902-563-5151.

11/02/2026

BREAKING: MISSING WOMAN AND BABY

Cape Breton Regional Police are trying to locate 37-year-old Clarissa Lynn Dennis and her newborn son to confirm their well-being.

Family last saw the two at a residence in Groves Point on Sunday, November 1st at approximately 1:30 p.m.

Clarissa is described as 5’ 4” and 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

If you have any information on Clarissa’s whereabouts, you are asked to please contact police.

11/02/2026

A friendly reminder that we are hosting our monthly peer support out in Mira this Wednesday evening.

Come on our for some delicious food, an opportunity to chat with friends, and maybe play a game or two!

We hope to see you there 😃

11/02/2026

Happy Monday, Inverness!! Today starts our Daily Pasta Specials! You get the CAJUN STEAK ALFREDO
Tender striploin steak, sautéed mushrooms, onions and peppers tossed with penne in a rich, creamy Cajun garlic Alfredo sauce, finished with Parmesan and Grilled Garlic Bread. $25 Regular Menu can be found on our website standandstuffyourface.ca
We will be Open beside the Pharmacy from 11:30-5. Call 902-304-7103 for pick up!
See you Soon !

11/02/2026

Aunt Evie's Brown Sugar Fudge - A Taste of 1970s Pictou County

If you grew up in Pictou County during the 1960s or 1970s, there's a good chance you remember homemade fudge cooling in a buttered pan on somebody's kitchen counter. And not all fudge was chocolate!

There was that wonderful golden-brown fudge made with brown sugar, milk, and butter. Some called it butterscotch fudge, while others simply called it brown sugar fudge. It was rich, sweet, and slightly crumbly, but it melted beautifully in your mouth. You didn't need fancy ingredients or a bag of butterscotch chips. Just a saucepan, a wooden spoon, and a little patience.

And there was always that important moment when the fudge came off the stove and somebody had to beat it until it started losing its shine. Beat it too little, and it might not set. Beat it too long, and you'd practically need a chisel to get it out of the pot!

Aunt Evie's Brown Sugar Fudge
Makes approximately 25 to 36 small squares
Ingredients
2½ cups packed light brown sugar
¾ cup whole milk
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Extra butter for greasing the pan

Lightly butter an 8-inch square pan and set aside. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the brown sugar, milk, butter, corn syrup, and salt. Heat over medium heat, stirring gently until the sugar has dissolved.

Bring the mixture to a steady boil. Stop stirring and continue cooking until a small amount dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens easily between your fingers. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Let the mixture cool undisturbed until it is lukewarm. Don't stir it while it's cooling!

Add the vanilla. Using a sturdy wooden spoon, beat the mixture vigorously until it thickens, becomes lighter in colour, and begins to lose its glossy appearance. This may take several minutes.

Quickly spread the fudge into the buttered pan before it becomes too stiff. Allow it to cool completely at room temperature, then cut into small squares.

A Little Old-Fashioned Kitchen Wisdom. The secret to good homemade fudge wasn't some special ingredient. It was knowing when to stop cooking and when to start beating. Too much stirring while the hot syrup cooled could produce grainy fudge. Too much cooking could make it dry and hard. But when everything went just right, you got that beautiful golden-brown fudge with a rich, buttery flavour that no store-bought candy could quite duplicate.

Here's a question for our Old Fashioned Kitchen friends, especially those from Pictou County. Do you remember Golden-brown brown sugar fudge? Did your mother or grandmother make it with brown sugar and milk, or did she have a different secret recipe? We'd love to hear how your family made theirs. Perhaps somebody still has one of those handwritten recipe cards from the 1970s!

11/02/2026

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11/01/2026

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