Yes, fiendish friends, we're down to the brink.
Only one more day until Halloween.
Now whether you are a true traditionalist and have your home decorated inside and out with jack-o-lanterns and skeletons and gauzy fabric mimicking spider webs and imitation black cats and ghouls and vampires . . . or whether you're like me, hiding in a darkened back room until it's all over . . . it's a great time to overdo your candy crushes.
I read somewhere this past week that Reese's Pieces are the favored candy given out on Halloween Night in most of the United States. I'm not a fan.
Of course, there are a lot of pumpkin recipes that we'll be seeing from now until Thanksgiving next month, if not beyond.
They include cheesecakes, bars and other cookies of all makes, as well as the traditional pumpkin pies.
Years ago I became family-famous for my pumpkin cheesecake but I haven't made it in ages.
Maybe this year.
You could tell me of your Halloween traditions as well as your favored pumpkin recipes, if you have either.
In the meantime, I wish you great fun (or not) tomorrow night and a warning: don't eat too much sugary wonderfulness.
Now here's something to perhaps give you pause.
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One year I brought home my white lab coat, stethoscope in the pocket. With syringe in hand I'd answer the door with bowl of candy and a syringe. "Here for your vaccine?" I'd ask.
ReplyDeleteGreat cartoon! I had to think about it for a moment.
ReplyDeleteWe've always decorated to the hilt. In Michigan, we had a spotlit witch flying on the chimney, shocks of corn on every pillar, plastic pumpkins on every outdoor light, and we sat on bales of hay on our front porch all dressed up in costumes, including the dog. They used to drop off kids in van loads in our neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteI always put up the few Halloween decorations I have had for many, many years. We have a glow-in-the-dark plastic skeleton that hangs on the front door. My son said he is always happy to see Mr. Bones!
ReplyDeletethe beaner makes something called "frost on the pumpkin pie" not sure what the recipe is is but it sure is tasty
ReplyDeletePumpkin cheesecake, yum! I'm giving out Snickers, Milky Way and Kit Kat Bones (white chocolate). I'm hoping for a few KK left overs. :)
ReplyDeleteI have never marked Halloween and have no intention of ever doing so. This "tradition" has arrived in Great Britain via the American film industry.
ReplyDeleteThe only thing that happens to pumpkins in my home is they get roasted or made into soup.
ReplyDeleteWe'll also be hiding in a darkened room until it's all over. Last year was the first time we decided to stop giving out candy. It's nice to just have it quiet. Enjoy the peace. (NewRobin13)
ReplyDeleteGreat cartoon! Halloween...for years I was out somewhere telling ghost stories and rarely had time to do much at home. Now I do some decorations, and some years we dressed up but with no kids coming any more, and me not able to really get out for too long, we are giving it a pass this year.
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