How I Halloween | #6 Recipes

Halloween Recipes

Originally I had planned to find a bunch of recipes and test them out and report of the results.   That didn't Happen.  As usual I had more plans than time & then I ran out it, time that is. 

What I have done is included links to recipes that look good & I intended to make but, didn't. They are basically all "pumpkin...something", it's festive, so why not?

I have had the fudge before and enjoyed it, but I cant vouch for the rest. If you try them Please leave a comment & let me know what you think.  

1) Pumpkin Fudge
2) Pumpkin pancakes
3) Pumpkin Brownies
4) Pumpkin creme brulee
5) Pumpkin Soup
6) Autumn (Adult) Drinks

Bonus:

The Best Caramel Corn Ever!

From a newspaper article in the 1970's, a time when people both read the paper & believed most of what it said. my mother and sister have been making it ever since. I really do enjoy it more than any that I've bought.  That could have more to do with nostalgia than taste but, that's fine.

You can get recipes that are essentially the same Here & Here.


I've never made it my self, but have been known to lend a hand from time to time. A few years ago filmed most of the process and eventually Put it together into a short video.

UPDATE:

Here are a few more  pics from "The Shopping Basket"page of the Globe & Mail from October 24, 1979. Being one week before Halloween (and my brother's 2nd Birthday)  the page featured Halloween recipes and grocery specials.  It has been preserved for the  "Shell-Out Caramel Corn" recipe that is a favourite around our house.

 For the uninitiated "shell out"  is an equivalent to "trick or Treat"  used in Canada.

To get treats on Halloween kids used phrases like "shell out, Shell out, the witches are out", "shell out, Shell out, the Goblins are out" and even "shell out, Shell out, we'll break your windows inside out."   But,  that was mostly gone by my time,  we always used the foreign & generic "trick or Treat".

Next Time?

With time running out before the big day and "things to Do"  piling up,  I'm not making any promises except that this won't the the last post before Halloween.

PoTd - November 30

Pic-of-The-day

Pic-of-The-day - "Fruit Cake".

These are from a few years ago (2010) but we still make fruit cake at Christmas and, as illustrated here, we set aside one cake to "feed" in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

This years cake is made & being fed with a Whiskey (just like the photos) & European liquor that has the taste of Christmas Spices

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Chrsitmas Menu

 Here is this years Chrsitmas menu. I didn't set out to make a blog post about Chrsitmas dinner it just sort of happened. I was making a list of what who's bring what, what we still needed & what I personally was responsible for & I suddenly realized that I was 3/4 of the way to having a blog post... so here it is.
If I've missed anything let me know & I'll update it.

2016 Christmas Menu

  

Main Dishes

Sweet Ham

Pork Tenderloin with Jamie's jerk sauce

Cabbage Rolls

Pork Pie 

Turkey

Side Dishes

Corn

Mashed potatoes

Sweet Potatoes Casserole

Crock Pot Mac & Cheese

Home Grown Carrots and Beets

Extras

Stuffing

Turkey Gravy

Cranberry Sauce 

Desert:

Fruitcake

Fruit Pavlova

Ice Cream Bombe

Sweet Treats: cookies, squares,  chocolate, fudge, hard candy
Savory Nibbles: Cheese, Crackers, Olives, home made Pickles & Preserves, nuts, Fruit.
Drinks: Juice, pop, tea, coffee, Red & White Wines, Selection of Beers,  
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"Happy Holi" or I mean "Links of the day" ... or maybe "Recipe of the day"

First Happy Holi!
While taking a quick look at Holi celebrations there was a mention of drinks for the festival and from there I went to Bang and from there to Boza (then Kvass and a few others).

Boza, a fermented malt drink popular in the are of the former Ottoman empire. It's thick and sweet with an acidic taste ,  or so I've read and It's aften flavoured with cinamon etc.

Even though it's fermented it's considered a softdrink with only about 1% alcohol.
It's seems relatively easy to make and is ready in a day.

So sounds like it's worth a try.

http://www.giverecipe.com/traditional-winter-drink-boza.html