On 03/11/2010 11:11 AM, biig wrote:
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>> When my son was young I used to make Halloween treats for the kids. I made
>> things like caramel corn balls cookies or caramel apples. The only kids
>> who came here were my neighbour's kids and my son's friends, maybe 5-6
>> kids. The parents were with them, so they knew it was me. I was
>> disappointed to learn that they were throwing the stuff out.
>>
>>
> Oh Dave....that hurts. I haven't gotten any feedback from the trick or
> treaters recently, but from past experience, the kids came especially for
> the cookies. At least I know our friends eat them. It would be awful if I
> went to all that work for nothing since I don't bake otherwise.....Sharon

How things have changed, eh. When I was a kid we flocked to the houses
that gave out home made candy apples, fudge, cookies etc. There were
much more appreciated than those crappy Halloween (molasses?) candies.
Now there is no trust. The thing that upset me most was that I was
giving them to only that small, select group because we knew them all
and wanted to give them something special.