Hahabogus > wrote in
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> Nancy Young > wrote in
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>> "Jessica V." wrote:
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>>> I'll use Halloween as an excuse to buy a big ole box of Snicker's
>>> bars at Sam's Club. Chances are that I'll have most all of them to
>>> myself, in the 9 years I've lived here my total number of trick or
>>> treaters has been under 15, not so many kiddies in the neighborhood.
>>
>> (laugh) I do the same, the big box of Snickers, they wind up in the
>> freezer because I can't adapt to the fact that I only get maybe a
>> dozen trick or treaters. I have a horror of running out of candy.
>>
>> nancy
>>
>
> I get less and less kids each year, used to buy more and more
> candy...one year I canvassed the kids to see what they wanted...didn't
> help still got fewer kids.
>

It's amazing what a difference a half century can make. Back in the mid-
fifties, before razor blades or needles or poison in apples and candy,
many houses offered trick or treaters fruit or homemade confections. My
mother used to make caramel apples rolled in nuts, or popcorn balls, or
bags of caramel corn. Neighbors used to offer homemade fudge and
homemade taffy. One elderly lady, who lived far down the street, used to
decorate her basement like a witch's shack and wear a witch costume. She
would invite several kids in at a time to bob for apples, and served us
witch's punch and cookies. In our neighborhood we were encouraged to
"perform" to win a treat, recite a short verse or sing a halloween song.
We went up and down the street on our own, just after dark, no fear from
possible molesters or the like, just goblins. Our costumes were usually
homemade, too, and often quite elaborate. Masks were often the only
purchased item we wore. Halloween was a lot of fun!

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