The Ottawa Citizen from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • 77

Cereal Pumpkin, Popcorn Balls, Taffy Apples, Turtle, and Pumpkin Cupcakes are treats that will delight the youngsters who come to your door "on Ha With lots of these Hallowe'en handouts for the youngsters TXT .9 nn i rm rm us mil 10 ireat By Margaret Oliver WEEKEND Food Editor TAFFY APPLES I ALLOWE'EN is a special night for young people. I suppose all of us have favorite memories of this mysterious eve, and none of us thinks that anyone ever had as much fun as we had. 8 to 12 apples Wooden skewers 2 cups sugar cup corn syrup cup vinegar cup water Red food coloring "must" was a stop at the local meat market. It stayed open to give us a cold wiener, which we went out happily eating. I wonder now why that was such a prize.

There is no other time quite like Hallowe'en for the youngsters. The words that echo down Canadian streets may be slightly different. In some parts of the country they are "Hallowe'en apples!" In others they are "Trick or treat!" or "Charity!" But the special magic of dressing up is the same everywhere and doesn't change with the generation. For the small "spooks" who visit your door, and for the teenagers who have outgrown visiting the neighbors but like to plan a party, here are recipes for some old-time treats such as Popcorn Balls and Taffy Apples and some suggestions for filling party food for a cool October evening. WASH and dry apples thoroughly and stick a skewer into the stem end of each.

MIX sugar, corn syrup, vinegar and water in a saucepan, bring to a boil and boil, without stirring, to 290 degrees (soft-crack stage). Add enough red food coloring to make the syrup a bright red. SET pan of syrup in a pan of hot water, and dap the apples in it, covering them completely with the syrup. STAND the apples on waxed paper or a greased cookie sheet to cool and harden. More Reeipes on Page 44 In our neighborhood the boys played many harmless pranks, but it seems to me that we girls were much too interested in filling our pillow cases with goodies to waste our time on such things as soaping windows.

We had favorite places to visit. There was a woman who lived two blocks from us which, at that time, was a long way for the very small children to venture. But e'Sry year she made chocolate fudge, and even if we had to skip houses we made sure we got to Mrs. White's. Another 42 WEEKEND Mogaxin Vol.

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