Hello All!

I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about 80% of the
candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder what is the most
responsible method to dispose of it? The remnants are mostly taffy and
chocolate, not artificially "fruit" flavored stuff.


--


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> Hello All!
>
> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about 80% of the
> candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder what is the most
> responsible method to dispose of it? The remnants are mostly taffy and
> chocolate, not artificially "fruit" flavored stuff.

I don't know about the taffy but the chocolate can be made into other
things. You can melt it down and mix it with nuts for nut clusters or
coconut for haystacks. If you have a mold, you can use crushed peppermints
or butterscotch for crisps. You can drizzle it over cookies or dip them in
it.

Omelet wrote on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:23:48 -0600:

>> Hello All!
>>
>> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about
>> 80% of the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder
>> what is the most responsible method to dispose of it? The
>> remnants are mostly taffy and chocolate, not artificially
>> "fruit" flavored stuff.
>>
>> ‚‚Ý
>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland
>>
>> Email, with obvious alterations:
>> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

> Send it to the food bank.

Quite a reasonable idea but I've no idea where there is a food bank and,
even if I did, it's hardly worthwhile sending 2 or 3 bucks worth of
candy. Making candy into other things as Julie suggests, does not get
around the fact that I don't eat candy even if I would like to :-(

It grieves my Scottish soul but I think the best thing may be to put the
candy in the garbage and avoid temptation.

--



James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Mon, 1 Nov 2010 09:03:37 -0400, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>Hello All!
>
>I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about 80% of the
>candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder what is the most
>responsible method to dispose of it? The remnants are mostly taffy and
>chocolate, not artificially "fruit" flavored stuff.

A percentage means nothing without saying a percentage of what... your
remaining 20% may well be two small pieces. I place my left over
Halloween candy in the freezer, often it comes in handy for garnishing
a dessert.

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> Omelet wrote on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:23:48 -0600:
>
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about
>>> 80% of the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder
>>> what is the most responsible method to dispose of it? The
>>> remnants are mostly taffy and chocolate, not artificially
>>> "fruit" flavored stuff.
>>>
>>> ‚‚Ý
>>>
>>> James Silverton
>>> Potomac, Maryland
>>>
>>> Email, with obvious alterations:
>>> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
>
>> Send it to the food bank.
>
> Quite a reasonable idea but I've no idea where there is a food bank and,
> even if I did, it's hardly worthwhile sending 2 or 3 bucks worth of candy.
> Making candy into other things as Julie suggests, does not get around the
> fact that I don't eat candy even if I would like to :-(
>
> It grieves my Scottish soul but I think the best thing may be to put the
> candy in the garbage and avoid temptation.
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>

I don't know about the Potomac area personally but there are food pantries.
Maybe not in your area but check this out.

http://www.homelessshelterdirectory....tomac&state=MD

Or maybe there is a senior center nearby... I remember both of my parents
craved sweets when they were older.

It grieves my Scottish soul to throw any sort of food away. We're thrifty


Jill

"James Silverton" > wrote in message
...
> Hello All!
>
> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about 80% of the
> candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder what is the most
> responsible method to dispose of it? The remnants are mostly taffy and
> chocolate, not artificially "fruit" flavored stuff.
>
>
> --
>
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland

Add them chopped up to cookie dough & bake.

Dimitri

On Nov 1, 6:03*am, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about 80% of the
> candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder what is the most
> responsible method to dispose of it? The remnants are mostly taffy and
> chocolate, not artificially "fruit" flavored stuff.
>
> --
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> Email, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Eat it.
Give it away
Throw it away.

Easy enough to figger out.

On 01/11/2010 9:03 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about 80% of the
> candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder what is the most
> responsible method to dispose of it? The remnants are mostly taffy and
> chocolate, not artificially "fruit" flavored stuff.
>
>


I was in a bind this year. I am not in the habit of eating candy. I
don't particularly like milk chocolate bars, but if I start eating it I
will eat them all. I would prefer dark chocolate, but kids don't like
that. We hadn't had any kids come around in close to 20 years. There
are two new families with kids,so I thought I had better be prepared. I
got 10 Loonies. I figured I could easily afford to give each kid a
dollar, and it would likely be cheaper than buying a bag of chocolate
bars. As it turned out, there were no kids, so I now have a pocket full
of coins.

On Nov 1, 11:03*am, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about 80% of the
> candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder what is the most
> responsible method to dispose of it? The remnants are mostly taffy and
> chocolate, not artificially "fruit" flavored stuff.
>
> --
>
> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland
>
> Email, with obvious alterations:
> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

When I was still working I took the extra candy to work and put it on
the table in the lunch room. It was gone in no time.

Grawun wrote on Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:45:38 -0700 (PDT):

> On Nov 1, 11:03 am, "James Silverton" >
> wrote:
>> Hello All!
>>
>> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about
>> 80% of the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder
>> what is the most responsible method to dispose of it? The
>> remnants are mostly taffy and chocolate, not artificially
>> "fruit" flavored stuff.

>When I was still working I took the extra candy to work and put it on
>the table in the lunch room. It was gone in no time.

Me too, but I'm retired. There aren't any really convenient food banks
around where I live but it turns out there is one a few miles away near
to where I will be this afternoon. So I guess the problem is solved.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Nov 1, 12:01*pm, Omelet > wrote:
> In article >,
> *"James Silverton" > wrote:
>
>
>
> > *Omelet *wrote *on Mon, 01 Nov 2010 08:23:48 -0600:
>
> > >> Hello All!
>
> > >> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about
> > >> 80% of the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder
> > >> what is the most responsible method to dispose of it? The
> > >> remnants are mostly taffy and chocolate, not artificially
> > >> "fruit" flavored stuff.
>
> > >> ’’Y´
>
> > >> James Silverton
> > >> Potomac, Maryland
>
> > >> Email, with obvious alterations:
> > >> not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not
>
> > > Send it to the food bank.
>
> > Quite a reasonable idea but I've no idea where there is a food bank and,
> > even if I did, it's hardly worthwhile sending 2 or 3 bucks worth of
> > candy. Making candy into other things as Julie suggests, does not get
> > around the fact that I don't eat candy even if I would like to :-(
>
> > It grieves my Scottish soul but I think the best thing may be to put the
> > candy in the garbage and avoid temptation.
>
> Take it to work and leave it in the break room <eg>
> --
> Peace! Om
>
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> *Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or
> * * * no influence on society. -- Mark Twain

or give it to some homeless people.

James Silverton wrote:
> Grawun wrote on Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:45:38 -0700 (PDT):
>
>> On Nov 1, 11:03 am, "James Silverton"
>> >
>> wrote:
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about
>>> 80% of the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder
>>> what is the most responsible method to dispose of it? The
>>> remnants are mostly taffy and chocolate, not artificially
>>> "fruit" flavored stuff.
>
>> When I was still working I took the extra candy to work and put it
>> on
>> the table in the lunch room. It was gone in no time.
>
> Me too, but I'm retired. There aren't any really convenient food
> banks
> around where I live but it turns out there is one a few miles away
> near to where I will be this afternoon. So I guess the problem is
> solved.

If you don't get to the food bank, a nursing home would be a good
idea. Most of those folks can't get out but would love a treat of
candy.

On 11/1/2010 8:03 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> Hello All!
>
> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about 80% of
> the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder what is the
> most responsible method to dispose of it? The remnants are mostly
> taffy and chocolate, not artificially "fruit" flavored stuff.
>
>

Well, I used to take leftover candy to work, but now I am working in a
home office. I did not have any leftover candy this year, but last year
someone from the military picked it up at church, it was supposed to go
to soldiers in the middle east for the holidays.

Becca

"Ema Nymton" > wrote in message
...
> On 11/1/2010 8:03 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>> Hello All!
>>
>> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about 80% of the
>> candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder what is the most
>> responsible method to dispose of it? The remnants are mostly taffy and
>> chocolate, not artificially "fruit" flavored stuff.
>>
>>
>
> Well, I used to take leftover candy to work, but now I am working in a
> home office. I did not have any leftover candy this year, but last year
> someone from the military picked it up at church, it was supposed to go to
> soldiers in the middle east for the holidays.
>
Keep in mind that this won't work with chocolate or anything else that could
melt.

Where my husband works, we were asked not to send in sweets of any kind
because too many of them were overweight. He is in the Coast Guard.

Dora wrote on Mon, 1 Nov 2010 16:02:34 -0400:

> James Silverton wrote:
>> Grawun wrote on Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:45:38 -0700 (PDT):
>>
>>> On Nov 1, 11:03 am, "James Silverton"
>>> >
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hello All!
>>>>
>>>> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away
>>>> about 80% of the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder
>>>> what is the most responsible method to dispose of it? The remnants
>>>> are mostly taffy and chocolate, not
>>>> artificially "fruit" flavored stuff.
>>
>>> When I was still working I took the extra candy to work and put it
>>> on the table in the lunch room. It was gone in no
>>> time.
>>
>> Me too, but I'm retired. There aren't any really convenient
>> food banks around where I live but it turns out there is one a few
>> miles away near to where I will be this afternoon. So I
>> guess the problem is solved.

I had the address of the food bank and it was only a couple of blocks
from the Best Buy store where I went to look at computers but I spent
forever finding the place. There were lots of strip mall places but
no-one had brought themselves to display their street numbers. Even
after I saw some Food Bank trucks, they were parked a block or two from
the depot. Finally, I found the place and the two layabouts in charge
were not "sure if they took candy". Whatever, they got the candy! The
garbage can next time!

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

James Silverton wrote:
>
> Hello All!
>
> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about 80% of the
> candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder what is the most
> responsible method to dispose of it? The remnants are mostly taffy and
> chocolate, not artificially "fruit" flavored stuff.
>
> --
>
Sell it back to your local dentist. The sweets get sent to troops
overseas. Your local TV stations should have listings of who is
participating.

On 11/1/2010 3:02 PM, Dora wrote:
>
> If you don't get to the food bank, a nursing home would be a good
> idea. Most of those folks can't get out but would love a treat of candy.

Dora, that is such a wonderful idea.

Becca

Cheryl wrote:
>
> On Mon 01 Nov 2010 09:50:28p, Arri London wrote in
> rec.food.cooking >:
>
> >
> >
> > James Silverton wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello All!
> >>
> >> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about
> >> 80% of the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder
> >> what is the most responsible method to dispose of it? The
> >> remnants are mostly taffy and chocolate, not artificially
> >> "fruit" flavored stuff.
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> > Sell it back to your local dentist. The sweets get sent to
> > troops overseas. Your local TV stations should have listings of
> > who is participating.
> >
>
> Speaking of the local dentist, I had my ortho appt today and me and
> the assistant were joking about the number of appts they get after
> Halloween. Kids who've broken wires or brackets come in for fixes
> in the highest numbers after halloween. I can see that.

Ouch! That can be a very expensive fix.

"Arri London" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> On Mon 01 Nov 2010 09:50:28p, Arri London wrote in
>> rec.food.cooking >:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > James Silverton wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hello All!
>> >>
>> >> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about
>> >> 80% of the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder
>> >> what is the most responsible method to dispose of it? The
>> >> remnants are mostly taffy and chocolate, not artificially
>> >> "fruit" flavored stuff.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >>
>> > Sell it back to your local dentist. The sweets get sent to
>> > troops overseas. Your local TV stations should have listings of
>> > who is participating.
>> >
>>
>> Speaking of the local dentist, I had my ortho appt today and me and
>> the assistant were joking about the number of appts they get after
>> Halloween. Kids who've broken wires or brackets come in for fixes
>> in the highest numbers after halloween. I can see that.
>
> Ouch! That can be a very expensive fix.

One orthodontist here is warning the kids with braces not to eat any sweets
of any kind. He says the teeth can more easily rot underneath the brackets.
I don't know if this is true or not. I had braces as an adult. I remember
being told not to chew gum. I can't remember if I could have popcorn or
not. I didn't really eat any sweets. So if that was mentioned, I didn't
pay attention.

I do remember that one of the worst foods for me to eat was a turkey
sandwich on white bread. I would get shreds of turkey and bits of bread
stuck in the brackets. I carried a toothbrush and paste in my purse so I
could brush after I ate. I was sooo happy to get those braces off.

I am also happy that at this point my daughter doesn't need them. But then
I didn't need them either until I was older. My teeth were fine until after
I had the wisdom teeth out. Then the top ones shifted just slightly.
Instead of having a slight gap between the front ones, they overlapped and
one tooth stuck back just slightly. Just enough to catch on my lower teeth
every now and again. That scraping noise was horrid as was the shuddering
pain.

On 11/2/2010 8:31 PM, Arri London wrote:
>
>
> Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> On Mon 01 Nov 2010 09:50:28p, Arri London wrote in
>> >:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> James Silverton wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello All!
>>>>
>>>> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about
>>>> 80% of the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder
>>>> what is the most responsible method to dispose of it? The
>>>> remnants are mostly taffy and chocolate, not artificially
>>>> "fruit" flavored stuff.

Send it to me. Let me know if you want my address.

Unfortunately Margaret's new super won't allow trick-or-
treating in her building so she told me she would not be
able to send me her excess Halloween candy as usual. ;-(

So I'm in the market for a new supplier. ;-)

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

On Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:15:23 -0400, Kate Connally wrote:

> On 11/2/2010 8:31 PM, Arri London wrote:
>>
>>
>> Cheryl wrote:
>>>
>>> On Mon 01 Nov 2010 09:50:28p, Arri London wrote in
>>> >:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> James Silverton wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello All!
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about
>>>>> 80% of the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder
>>>>> what is the most responsible method to dispose of it? The
>>>>> remnants are mostly taffy and chocolate, not artificially
>>>>> "fruit" flavored stuff.
>
> Send it to me. Let me know if you want my address.
>
> Unfortunately Margaret's new super won't allow trick-or-
> treating in her building so she told me she would not be
> able to send me her excess Halloween candy as usual. ;-(
>
> So I'm in the market for a new supplier. ;-)
>
> Kate

maybe you could reverse the stereotype and ask children if they'd like to
give a big girl some candy.

your pal,
blake

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Arri London" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> >
> > Cheryl wrote:
> >>
> >> On Mon 01 Nov 2010 09:50:28p, Arri London wrote in
> >> rec.food.cooking >:
> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > James Silverton wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Hello All!
> >> >>
> >> >> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about
> >> >> 80% of the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder
> >> >> what is the most responsible method to dispose of it? The
> >> >> remnants are mostly taffy and chocolate, not artificially
> >> >> "fruit" flavored stuff.
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> > Sell it back to your local dentist. The sweets get sent to
> >> > troops overseas. Your local TV stations should have listings of
> >> > who is participating.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Speaking of the local dentist, I had my ortho appt today and me and
> >> the assistant were joking about the number of appts they get after
> >> Halloween. Kids who've broken wires or brackets come in for fixes
> >> in the highest numbers after halloween. I can see that.
> >
> > Ouch! That can be a very expensive fix.
>
> One orthodontist here is warning the kids with braces not to eat any sweets
> of any kind. He says the teeth can more easily rot underneath the brackets.
> I don't know if this is true or not. I had braces as an adult. I remember
> being told not to chew gum. I can't remember if I could have popcorn or
> not. I didn't really eat any sweets. So if that was mentioned, I didn't
> pay attention.
>
>
If the individual brackets are cemented on properly and the sprogs are
brushing properly, shouldn't be that much of a problem. But always
better safe than sorry.

In article >,
James Silverton > wrote:
> Grawun wrote on Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:45:38 -0700 (PDT):
>
>> On Nov 1, 11:03 am, "James Silverton" >
>> wrote:
>>> Hello All!
>>>
>>> I don't eat most candy and, as usual, I only gave away about
>>> 80% of the candy that I bought to feed the monsters. I wonder
>>> what is the most responsible method to dispose of it? The
>>> remnants are mostly taffy and chocolate, not artificially
>>> "fruit" flavored stuff.
>
>>When I was still working I took the extra candy to work and put it on
>>the table in the lunch room. It was gone in no time.
>
>Me too, but I'm retired. There aren't any really convenient food banks
>around where I live but it turns out there is one a few miles away near
>to where I will be this afternoon. So I guess the problem is solved.

As a future note, even if there is not a food bank, there might be a
feeding program. I make a pitch every year for leftovers from my church
congregation to use as dessert for the diners or sack lunches for ours.

Lucky thing too - I bought 3 100-item bags and four kids showed up!

Charlotte
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