In Philadelphia there is an apartment complex on the Benjamin Franklin
Parkway called Park Towne Place. It is a cluster of four high rises –
cleverly called East, West, North and South. I had three friends who
lived there – Laura, Adam and Erik – and most years I spent Halloween
night with them, riding the elevators in our costumes and tearing
through the hallways, ringing every bell we could get our little hands
on in an effort to collect maximum quantities of candy.
It was widely understood that trick-or-treating in an apartment
building was the most efficient way to trick-or-treat, and for that
reason Park Towne Place was the ne plus ultra because there were four
apartment buildings arranged in one lucky clover shape – the prospect
of that much candy simply boggled the nine-year-old mind. Our method
was to exit the elevator, dash up and down the hallways ringing every
bell, and then we’d wait a breathless moment to see who answered their
door.
Halloween
Halloween
Spice Up Your Autumn
From All About Food
It was a sunny afternoon during the last week of September. I was driving up and down rolling hills and rounding curves as I enjoyed the scenery along a Minnesota county road. I knew it was autumn when I saw a large, can’t-miss-it sign that announced Grandpa’s Pumpkin Patch. I slowed down and pulled into the driveway, even as I thought to myself this was a place to visit with a carload of young children.
Bright pumpkins in all shapes and sizes were piled in long rows, basking in the September sun. I grabbed one of the big wagons parked near the pumpkins and began filling it up as I strolled through the impressive display. I never saw Grandpa. I wanted to thank him for sorting the pumpkins by size and for having all the little pie pumpkins in a pile by themselves. I wound up with several of those cuties in my wagon.
These edible, orange winter squash are not all created equal. The big, bright, deep-ribbed pumpkins that make the best Jack-o-lanterns don’t make the best pie. And they don’t make the best Spicy Pumpkin Dip.
Beverly Hills Urban Halloween Legends
Jack Benny (who was famously cheap and made fun of himself for it) gave out silver dollars on Halloween.
True
Lucille Ball used to answer the door herself.
Also true
A witch lived in the witches’ house on Walden Avenue and gave out apples on Halloween.
Don’t know the answer because “the witches’ house” was so scary that none of us ever made it down the walkway. But the witches’ house wasn’t really a witches’ house. It was really offices and dressing rooms at a silent movie studio in Culver City before someone (don’t ask me why) relocated it to a corner lot in Beverly Hills in the 1930s and moved in.
Mini Triple-Treat Cupcakes
Who doesn't buy extra Halloween candy? I don't believe you if you don't...ha-ha. We live in the country now and I will not even get trick-or-treaters this year.
That will not stop me from buying hoards of Halloween candy. Especially
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and Take 5 bars. Somehow it doesn't seem as
sinful when purchasing miniature size bars.
Anyway, this is a
simple, simple recipe that is perfect for Halloween parties at home or
at school. My oldest son loved these (the younger one is allergic to
peanuts). They are moist and full of deliciousness. I also think these
would look cute with those candy corn pumpkins too. In fact they might
be even cuter. If you don't like candy corn, use an M&M or other
type of candy. Lots of possibilities here.
Go forth and make these, the family will love them.
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