Still checking Halloween candy
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Lot's of sick people in the world. Luckily...very few people would be
handing out apples in this day & age....and the child might very well
remember the house that an apple came from.
handing out apples in this day & age....and the child might very well
remember the house that an apple came from.
Yeah. It's a bloody shame that there are "people" like these around. Anna used to make candied and caramel apples by the dozen, as well as caramel popcorn. Well, she does make the caramel popcorn still but it's for our consumption. I should prod her into making apples again. I miss 'em.
Years ago we used to do the popcorn thing and make fudge etc. My Mom used to make special treats for all the local neighbourhood kids and the rest of the kids only got the other homemade treats. In the early 70's, we moved to a small town where one of the ladies on our street thought that if she just wrote her name and address on the "goodie bag", people would know it was safe because it came from her. Bad move. Anyone can copy a name. Now we have to buy all this commercial crap and all of it is on about 3/4 price today and will be on less than 1/2 price by about Tuesday and they'll almost be begging people to take it away by Wednesday.
I guess kids don't come to strata's! I bought a load of mini choc. bars and I never had one kid come to the door. First time ever. Oh well - grandkids come tomorrow and the next day. Sometimes, revenge has it's merits. I think I should give the most candy to the children of the son who helped the least during our move to our new home over the past few days!!!!!
I guess kids don't come to strata's! I bought a load of mini choc. bars and I never had one kid come to the door. First time ever. Oh well - grandkids come tomorrow and the next day. Sometimes, revenge has it's merits. I think I should give the most candy to the children of the son who helped the least during our move to our new home over the past few days!!!!!
agreed, there are some real sick people out there.
Hate to take your fun away (actually...no I'm don't...lol) but studies have shown that candy(sugar) does not make a child "hyper"(which I am sure is what you are alluding to).
Doing blind tests using sugared candy and non sugared candy where the parents and the children ALL thought that the kids were getting sugared candy found no difference in behaviour between the 2 groups. What it did find is that parents and children alike that "thought" the candy would increase hyperactivity, or cause the kids to "climb the walls" invariably those children would demonstrate increased activity regardless of which group they were in.
What CAN cause increased hyperactivity in children is the dyes used in certain candies for children that show alergies to those dyes.
Hate to take your fun away (actually...no I'm don't...lol) but studies have shown that candy(sugar) does not make a child "hyper"(which I am sure is what you are alluding to).
Doing blind tests using sugared candy and non sugared candy where the parents and the children ALL thought that the kids were getting sugared candy found no difference in behaviour between the 2 groups. What it did find is that parents and children alike that "thought" the candy would increase hyperactivity, or cause the kids to "climb the walls" invariably those children would demonstrate increased activity regardless of which group they were in.
What CAN cause increased hyperactivity in children is the dyes used in certain candies for children that show alergies to those dyes.
Ahh Gerry, - I know that too but - for some strange reason, my kids believe that sugar makes their kids hyper. Well - one of them sort of does. The other one is more inclined to say "what the heck" - it's Halloweeen or it's Christmas or whatever. When my kids were young I never put the brakes on when it came to eating their candy. Who wants it hanging around forever? I only have two sons so they would pour it all into one big container and they ate as much as they wanted and I do not recall any sugar rushes. As a matter of fact - after I wrote that I was digging around in my kitchen and I thought I would go for one of those little "sponge" bars I knew I had in the dish for handing out candy. Not even one left! My "kids" were here helping their Dad bring our buffet and hutch in and they cleaned me out of those and a few other things too. Sooo, if anyone is having a sugar high....
Not even that would work Anna. Well - it would probably work with two of the kids but three of them are allowed a cup of tea in the morning (lots of milk added) and those same three love Coke so they get enough caffeine that it wouldn't shake them up much unless I gave them a cup of Espresso. Out of the other two, the oldest is a little like me and can be quite anxious at times so I'd blow him right out of the water with a real cup of coffee. Any candy coated in chocolate has caffeine anyway. Not a lot but it's still there.Gerry, you are a party pooper. lol
Candy with caffeine in it should do the trick.
One son has been pretty good about helping us as much as he could but he is raising 3 kids pretty much alone and he's been fighting a wicked cold for the past couple of weeks. Now he's coming over to get my moving boxes so he can move into the house he just built. I will go pack up his kitchen and go to the new house and organize it for him. The other son has a son who plays hockey and they are on the go several times a week. We just felt that for a couple of days, his wife could have assisted by doing the driving while we used his muscles. He got here in time for about an hour's work yesterday and a couple of hours today. On the scheduled day of our move, our mover was 4 hours late and then called to say he would not be moving us!!! Don't ya just love people like that! So -"It's Just Too Easy" moving company won't be getting any recommendations from us. What should have taken about 4 hours has taken 4 days by pickup trucks. We still are not finished so I have to hit the floor running in the morning and get over to the last house and load more onto the truck and do some cleaning. What a great way to spend a day off! We are stealing someone's internet as ours isn't connected yet.
Cadbury Crunchies. I didn't like those much as they tasted like burnt sugar to me.
I think we have some Neilson's Crispy Crunches left. Want some?
I remember when I was a kid going out 'halloweening'. When we got home, our mom would take any apples or homemade stuff out of our bags. She would make apple sauce and throw the rest away. btw, I am 52. So even back then there were people putting 'funky things' in halloween treats.
I never had any problems with my kids and (candy) sugar. But I do know I have one niece who has (had) a problem with anything coloured 'orange', such as cheeze twists, cheezies, etc. That stuff 'wired' her. As far as I know she still cannot have cheezies. Don't know what the deal is with the colour is tho. When my kids were young, I would take any homemade treats or anything that didn't appear still factory sealed out out their bags and turf it.
Hi Charcoal,
I guess most of us on here remember when all that trash started. Sad. It really ruined Halloween. Too many sicko's in this world.
Anna: I like the burnt taste of those little crunches. We used to buy them when we were kids but I think they were just called something like sugar sponges. They were not covered in chocolate then either. I used to like Crispy Crunch Bars but not too much anymore. There is nothing more gross than Peanut Butter Cups!!! Ugh! I like peanut butter and I like chocolate but not the two put into one. Peanut butter belongs in a sandwich. My girlfriend's Mom made some fudge and she gave some to me (years and years ago). I bit into it thinking it was a nice maple fudge and nearly tossed my cookies when I tasted the peanut butter. Another gross food. Her Mom could make Opera Roll like no one else could though.
Sure. I think we have two bags left.
Not one kid showed up, but then we are rural and the houses are far apart.Thanks... YUM!!!Sure. I think we have two bags left.
Well, you'd probably like my PB cookies. Not much difference between toast and PB except the cookies are sweeter.
I agree about Reese's Pieces. I'll pass but Crispy Crunch are ok in minor amounts.It's funny but in a rural area like here where most people have seen each other around if not know each other, you'd think there'd be a bit of trust. Oh well. I'm going to town Tuesday so I'll take what's left over and donate it to food bins.
I love Peanut Butter cookies...!!!!
Myt parents have an acreage in a county in Alberta. Most people in the area know who's who or at least nmes and where they live. My mom still does not give out home made stuff out there. There are 4 little kids on my block in the city that I make up special treat bags for. But even tho I've known their families for about 12 years, I don't put home made stuff in the treat bags.
Myt parents have an acreage in a county in Alberta. Most people in the area know who's who or at least nmes and where they live. My mom still does not give out home made stuff out there. There are 4 little kids on my block in the city that I make up special treat bags for. But even tho I've known their families for about 12 years, I don't put home made stuff in the treat bags.
I'm sure I would love your peanut butter cookies. Do they come with a nice large glass of milk for dunking?Well, you'd probably like my PB cookies. Not much difference between toast and PB except the cookies are sweeter.
It's funny but in a rural area like here where most people have seen each other around if not know each other, you'd think there'd be a bit of trust. Oh well. I'm going to town Tuesday so I'll take what's left over and donate it to food bins.
Time for me to go to bed. I have to get up early and try to get as much done at our last residence as I can so I can be finished with the darn place. I just want to concentrate on the new place. We used to back onto the new Island Highway and all night long we listened to semi's and their engine brakes and we were on the main route to the hospital so we listened to ambulances that woke us constantly. For some reason they say that even though the road is nearly always clear of other vehicles in the night and even though there are no side roads for other cars to enter the roadway, they must use their siren! I'm sitting in my living room and all I can hear is the clock ticking. It's wonderful.