tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post2038929306028639879..comments2024-03-29T07:15:33.972-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Twizzlers and Red Hots and Mounds, Oh my!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19040499026379104532014-10-27T18:21:42.661-04:002014-10-27T18:21:42.661-04:00Oh, Ramona, I'm with Mary Sutton; those dark c...Oh, Ramona, I'm with Mary Sutton; those dark chocolate Kit Kats sound absolutely divine!Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22271500946762972762014-10-27T15:30:10.176-04:002014-10-27T15:30:10.176-04:00Oh Dotty--Bit O Honey. That was lethal. Removed fi...Oh Dotty--Bit O Honey. That was lethal. Removed fillings from teeth! I used to love popcorn balls but of course now you can't allow anything homemade.<br />And I'd forgotten I adore candy corn!Rhysnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-25946660394552554492014-10-27T14:47:40.067-04:002014-10-27T14:47:40.067-04:00Trick or treating in Dorchester MA in the early fi...Trick or treating in Dorchester MA in the early fifties, I was happy when my treat bag yielded up Mary Janes, Mint Julips, Root Beer Barrels, bubble gum,especially Double Bubble, Sweet Tarts, Bit O'Honey, and Sugar Babies. If I was lucky, I might also find wax lips, Bonomo Turkish Taffy, Good and Plenty, Necco Wafers, and maybe a Sky Bar or a Baby Ruth. I was less happy to find candy corn or Tootsie Rolls and was happy to trade them with my brother for something more desirable. Back then we often got little bags of unwrapped candy and cookies as treats and we ate them without fear. How times have changed.Dotty Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89741608362433238332014-10-27T13:15:59.764-04:002014-10-27T13:15:59.764-04:00I don't get any trick-or-treaters where I live...I don't get any trick-or-treaters where I live, on the edge of town, kind of country-city. My kids and their friends a few houses down and any subsequent kids are all grown now. I sometimes miss the little ones in their costumes, and I keep a bit of candy around, just in case. This year I'm going to a Halloween party at my daughter's in-law's cabin, where there will be a bonfire, dunking for apples, all dressed in costumes, and loads of fun. I can't wait to see the granddaughters dunk for apples. Since I adore Halloween, this party has me quite excited.<br /><br />Halloween was a great event when I was growing up, lots of kids going door to door in our neighborhood, a Halloween event downtown, and planning with friends for it all. I had an angel costume that my mother had made that got saved, and my son wore it when he was little. I have a most angelic picture of him in it. Sure wish we could post pictures here. Being the baby of the family with sisters 8 and 10 years older and brother 3 years older, my candy was pretty much my own, but I don't remember ever overindulging at one time. I was a lot more patient with candy then. <br /><br />The favorite candy type product for Halloween in my childhood was the wonderful wax lips. I thought wax lips were the cat's pajamas for sure. Then, there were the little wax bottles with the juice inside, another fun item. And, candy cigarettes were just the coolest, along with bubble gum cigars. A big score was something that hasn't been mentioned yet, a Clark Bar. Oh, how I love a Clark Bar. I haven't had one in forever. According to Wikipedia, the Clark Bar "has been known for decades to not be sold west of the Mississippi River, however 'Clark Bites', a bagged bite-size version has recently appeared in the Texas 'H.E.B.' grocery chain." Oh, and equally as wonderful as a Clark Bar was a Zero Bar, where I first fell in love with white fudge. Oh, man, my mouth is watering. A full-size Sugar Daddy, a Babe Ruth Bar, a box of Cracker Jacks, and a full-size Tootsie Roll were all good candies to receive, too. <br />Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36202244708668776772014-10-27T12:47:44.693-04:002014-10-27T12:47:44.693-04:00I love some of the ones others detest -- like cand...I love some of the ones others detest -- like candy corn and black licorice and Tootsie Rolls. I agree about the hierarchy. When I was a kid, I coveted 3 Muskateers, Milky Way, Reece's Peanut Butter Cups, and Hershey's. No nuts though. I wasn't into Snickers, for example.<br /><br />Halloween was a free-for-all. I lived in a neighborhood with tons of kids, and we'd all be out there--without our parents--filling our pillow cases to the brim. Halloween doesn't seem as fun these days, actually. <br />Lisa Alberhttp://www.lisaalber.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-44183608815532557222014-10-27T11:25:35.985-04:002014-10-27T11:25:35.985-04:00Because of the huge family-friendly Halloween even...Because of the huge family-friendly Halloween events at the churches and even still at the mall, we only got three kids last year -- and we're in a "kid" subdivision! I'm prepared for this year but you just don't know from one year to the next. <br />In the past, our house was a two-person event to answer the door: I would open and hand out candy, my husband would have to hold the two dogs from bowling over the kids as they attempted to escape out the open door. <br />Candy: yup, I liked pretty much anything chocolate except Baby Ruths. When we hand out candy, it, too, has a hierarchy. First to go are the Snickers, Three Musketeers, Milky Ways. Last to go are the Butterfingers and Reese's cups. PK the Bookeemonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478996122841311684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-91174817621076314192014-10-27T11:13:37.369-04:002014-10-27T11:13:37.369-04:00Julia, your higherarchy of candy sounds about righ...Julia, your higherarchy of candy sounds about right to me. I usually buy Milky Ways to give out to the kids who stop by - if I'm home. The last few years, some friends have had a Halloween party, so I haven't given out any. Even when I do, I don't get that many kids since there are so many stairs to climb in my condo complex that it's a lot of work and they tire quickly. Trust me, they earn any candy they get here.Mark Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567392254011373198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-48991441289019120472014-10-27T11:01:19.555-04:002014-10-27T11:01:19.555-04:00Thelma, we live in the wilderness. We have a few ...Thelma, we live in the wilderness. We have a few families on our road, but no children, and we're all waaaay spread out.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-45531902674197070682014-10-27T10:29:46.366-04:002014-10-27T10:29:46.366-04:00I'm so relieved I'm not the only Necco Waf...I'm so relieved I'm not the only Necco Wafer addict on the planet!!!!! Kaye, why don't you get the trick or treat kids??? Thelma in ManhattanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57061852139886645312014-10-27T09:51:27.379-04:002014-10-27T09:51:27.379-04:00I loved chocolate candy, pixie stix, hated neccos,...I loved chocolate candy, pixie stix, hated neccos, but my absolute favorite was Tom's Peanut Butter Logs. If I could score some of those I was happy happy!Pat Dnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86592415548506323732014-10-27T09:27:14.781-04:002014-10-27T09:27:14.781-04:00Growing up, Mom made us dump all our candy (four o...Growing up, Mom made us dump all our candy (four of us) in one big bowl. There was no sharing, swapping or hoarding. Talk about taking the fun out of it.<br /><br />Over the years, I've become a bigger fan of dark chocolate that milk chocolate, so I'd be all over those dark chocolate Kit-Kats. But I mostly like <b>good</b> dark chocolate and, um, that usually doesn't get handed out.<br /><br />I am a sucker for fruit-flavored chewy candy (like Twizzlers or Laffy Taffy). No-go on licorice, though. Bleah.<br /><br />We don't have any candy in the house. Trick-or-Treat is spotty - some years we run out, some years we have a lot of leftovers. The kids are old enough to run their own Fright Night activities. It might make me a spoilsport, but I'm thinking of spending Halloween at Panera where I can work on my final revisions.Liz Millironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04919409969263609919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-3662675445326138982014-10-27T09:22:45.928-04:002014-10-27T09:22:45.928-04:00Halloween has started already here--communities sc...Halloween has started already here--communities schedule trick-or-treating around other events, for safety reasons, etc. Very creative trick-or-treating events, too--car trunks were decorated at a recent local football game and kids in costumes went from trunk to trunk (with owners--of cars--in costumes, too) and collected candy.<br /><br />My neighbor brings his little granddaughter over for trick-or-treat, but being so rural, no other kids nearby. But, I keep hoping hordes of kids will show up and lay in an emergency supply of candy--assorted chocolate mini-bars of any variety mostly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-77344886023272887232014-10-27T09:17:25.617-04:002014-10-27T09:17:25.617-04:00"Candy that fights back." TOO FUNNY!
We...<br />"Candy that fights back." TOO FUNNY!<br /><br />We have never had a single Trick or Treater since we moved into this house. Not one. The first year we were here, I dressed in my witch's outfit (LOVE my witch's hat!) including broom and sat by the door. And sat. snacked on a little candy. And sat. (repeat) Finally the doorbell rang and I was so excited I knocked the candy bowl over. It was Donald. He wanted some of the candy before I ate every bit.<br /><br />So now we don't buy candy for the non-existent Trick or Treaters in our neighborhood, but I have to admit - there's always little mini chocolate bars and Hershey's Kisses in a big bowl on a table in our living room. <br /><br />But no Butterfingers 'cause I would eat every one within an hour of putting them there.<br /><br />(don't you hate spotting a typo after you've hit "publish?!")<br />Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31316378749514591612014-10-27T09:10:27.276-04:002014-10-27T09:10:27.276-04:00Chocolate candies were always my favorites as a ki...Chocolate candies were always my favorites as a kid (and still are; as an adult, I am far more of a chocoholic than I was as a kid), but I also enjoyed Bit O'Honey and Mary Janes. (I have NEVER liked Tootsie Rolls in any form, and have a sister who salivates for them when she passes by them in a store.) <br /><br />I stopped purchasing candy for trick or treaters a few years ago because surprisingly, nobody comes here. When my mom was alive, I'd go over to her house on Halloween because there were lots of kids in the neighborhood and I've always enjoyed seeing the costumes. (And I'm dressing up at work, even if I'm the only one in the office who does.)<br /><br />As a result of today's blog post, I'm thinking that maybe I should buy some candy for two reasons: to support the local economy (that's important, right?) and to consume in memory of Happy Halloweens of the Past. (And if any kids come to my office, I promise to share.)Deb Romanonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74145311457462267792014-10-27T08:44:51.774-04:002014-10-27T08:44:51.774-04:00Mounds and Tootsie Rolls don't last five secon...Mounds and Tootsie Rolls don't last five seconds at my house. My husband brought home three bags of candy this weekend--as if they will still be around on Friday. What a nincompoop. We get bunches of kids, so I'm sure I'll be buying candy on Friday morning. <br /><br />Best new candy: dark chocolate Kit Kats. As the kids would say, they are The Yum.<br /><br />Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86383351718548399682014-10-27T08:35:31.448-04:002014-10-27T08:35:31.448-04:00I'm a Californian and I love NECCO wafers! Lov...I'm a Californian and I love NECCO wafers! Loved Abba-zabba, Bit o'Honey, Baby Ruth. I didn't like black licorice as a child but I do now. I love seeing all the costumes on Hallowe'en night and handing out candy, and always try to have some non-nut candies for the kids with allergies. Luckily we get plenty of kids coming by. And this post reminds me that I haven't bought any bags yet. Or put up decorations as I normally do. Good thing I still have a few days left.Edith Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388006370860482509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8335737555824654722014-10-27T08:12:25.001-04:002014-10-27T08:12:25.001-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20355012291076068052014-10-27T08:11:58.806-04:002014-10-27T08:11:58.806-04:00Whatever Halloween candy was left in mid-December ...Whatever Halloween candy was left in mid-December went into my daughter's birthday piñata, supplemented by my personal fav, bazooka bubble gum.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71276919444353279372014-10-27T08:02:28.568-04:002014-10-27T08:02:28.568-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-74598356121333481292014-10-27T06:59:32.544-04:002014-10-27T06:59:32.544-04:00I wanted to buy Tootsie Rolls for the Trick-or-Tre...I wanted to buy Tootsie Rolls for the Trick-or-Treater's this year but I could only find the small ones that had the twisted ends, not the medium-size ones with the sealed ends, and with the emphasis on safety (our Trick-or-Treat time was Sunday afternoon, and you can't give out apples because some idiots put razor blades in them years ago), I settled for mini Snickers bars. <br /><br />NO ONE came down our side of the street, and since I don't work in an office, I can't take the leftover Snickers bars in for everyone else to eat. That means I will eat them (I can claim it is in celebration of Diwali, right?) <br /><br />When I was growing up, my mom had a "candy drawer" in the kitchen, where we dumped all the leftover Christmas and Halloween candy after we'd pulled out the good stuff. My friends would beg for a chance to take something from the candy drawer; my cousins would raid it the way we raided our aunt's cookie jar (home-made cookies, much better than that stale candy). I swear, some of that stuff was years old, so my mom was always glad when one of our friends would take some of it off her hands. Ellen Kozaknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9051719434331734612014-10-27T04:37:54.745-04:002014-10-27T04:37:54.745-04:00Oh, Necco wafers . . . and sometimes you could fin...Oh, Necco wafers . . . and sometimes you could find a whole roll of the chocolate ones. Yum. Chocolate was [and still is] the best. Yuck to candy corn.<br /><br />I have become much more careful when I buy for the Trick-or-Treaters these days. I'm the spoilsport who reads the ingredients list before choosing, having been made aware that many children can't eat the stuff that's made where peanuts may have been. Last year we were a hit with Pepperidge Farms brownie goldfish . . . .Joan Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06810313925049108163noreply@blogger.com