Candy corn, popcornballs, hot apple cider, oh my!

And you have an enjoyable evening as well shortstopmom. Thanks for the well wishes!

I'm so ancient I can remember when folks handed out homemade treats - caramel apples, popcorn balls, taffy, cookies, etc. and parents would actually let their kids eat 'em.

I remember those days as well Texan...all of that homemade stuff the neighborhood grandmas made...and our parents made us eat all of it.


It took a long time to chew these homemade crocheted doilies to the point you could actually swallow them.

I have been handing out individually wrapped golf ball sized pieces of mozzerella.

So far - the kids seem a bit disappointed.

Happy Halloween!

Did you also pass out some nice red tomato gravy to go with it? Yummy! Or did your family call it "sauce"?

Happy Halloween!

i love halloween...........it's the only day of the year i look good. or at least acceptable.

20dad, you crack me up!

You are so funny!

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Originally posted by 20dad:
i love halloween...........it's the only day of the year i look good. or at least acceptable.

You don't look so scary 20dad. You look scared!




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What did you do 20dad...lock your keys in the truck...again?

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I'm getting my jogging in for the year.
Between the Computor room and the front door.
Oh here we again.
EH

I'm getting this down to an art form.

One for you, and one for me.
One for you, and Two for me.
EH

theEH-
I'm glad you finally caught on!

This thread reminded me of Mrs. Campbell's popcorn balls just three or four doors down the street. My brothers and I would trade masks and keep going back for more... I think she knew and was flattered that we loved her treats so much.

We used to make those also. But can't remember how to do it. I think it involved Karo Syrup. Anyone have a recipe? I want make some!

Popcornballs

Recipe Ingredients

8 c. popped popcorn

2/3 c. light corn syrup

2/3 c. granulated sugar

1/2 tsp. salt



Combine the corn syrup, sugar and salt in a large kettle and heat on medium heat while stirring until dissolved. Add the popcorn to the kettle and toss. Cook for an additional 5 minutes until mixture becomes very sticky. Remove from heat.



Shape popcorn into balls with clean hands and cool. Wrap the balls in plastic wrap and seal tightly with a twister.

Can add food coloring or colored geletin to make different colored ones!

Thanks SSmom! I am whipping up a batch right now. Smells so good in here right now! Come on over and have some!

Popcorn balls. Mozarella. You guys sure had a placid childhood.

In my day it was apples with razor blades. Brownies with secret ingredients. Each goblin carried strategic cherry bombs.. into the open windows of parked cars less those neighbors not provide ample treat. Eggs were the preferred weapon of choice.. smearing them onto windows alphabetically.. spelling out a lucky surprise for "Snow Birds" who returned four months later.

WISH YOU WERE HERE.

Trick or treat was mainly trick. Sheer terror guised as Batman and Robin. The weighted candy bag was a measure of our success, yes, but the pranks..

..priceless.

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Come on over and have some!

Thank you Iheartbb,....let me grab my broom and I'll see ya in 30!

I hear you Bum,
In are day, if you wanted candy you had to dodge eggs
Water balloons, rocks.
And be able to outrun are hide in the Sticker Bushes from your older brother and his friends.
And then of course your dad would have to check out your bag.
EH

theEH and Bum--

By Bum:
" In my day it was apples with razor blades. Brownies with secret ingredients. Each goblin carried strategic cherry bombs.. into the open windows of parked cars less those neighbors not provide ample treat. Eggs were the preferred weapon of choice.. smearing them onto windows alphabetically.. spelling out a lucky surprise for "Snow Birds" who returned four months later."

By EH:
"I hear you Bum,
In are day, if you wanted candy you had to dodge eggs
Water balloons, rocks.
And be able to outrun are hide in the Sticker Bushes from your older brother and his friends.
And then of course your dad would have to check out your bag."



And both of you know that if trick-or-treating in the Pacific Northwest on the west side of the Cascades all of what you have so aptly described is done in the pouring down rain!
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There was a good reason why all of us had the same Halloween costume...

In my neighborhood, there was a house that was never home on halloween, but they would leave a basket of candy with sign "PLEASE TAKE ONE"!

It was a mad dash to get out of the house and be the first in the neighborhood to get to that basket and unload it in your bag.

You're right TripleDad...they didn't specifically say "PLEASE TAKE ONE PIECE OF CANDY'..."PLEASE TAKE ONE BOWLFUL OF CANDY" was open to interpretation.

All right I've got to let this Halloween story rip:
When I was a junior in HS some buddies and I all loaded up in one of friends' El Camino (about a 72 I think)... We were well stocked with tomatoes and eggs and we drove thru town just nailing all our friends cars and everything in sight... We thought we were unstoppable!
Then while we were at a stop light a huge grain truck full of seniors pulled up beside us. They were up much higher because of their big truck and they just unloaded on us with buckets of cold water, eggs, tomatoes, pumpkins ... we got so destroyed....
The next year... guess who was in the grain truck???

PS: the kids would all go to jail for the nite if they did this now... of course none of Skippers offspring know this story.

"I dunno' Pete...that last little rascal just won't shake loose!"

"Should we try a longer pry bar?"

"Naw...them little Skipper kids are tough buggers...let 'em ride back to the barn."