| Fall is the perfect time for a wiener roast. Start a | | | | envelope unsweetened orange soft drink mix, 2 cups |
| bonfire or light up your grill and roast some hot dogs or | | | | white sugar, 3 quarts cold water, and 1 liter ginger ale. |
| even a brat or sausage. Put some baked beans in the | | | | Wormy Punch is made by combing 1 gallon orange |
| crock-pot for a side dish. Cut up some carrots and | | | | sherbet (softened) and 1 quart chilled pineapple juice. |
| celery. Nothing is as satisfying as cooking your own | | | | Stir in 1 liter of lemon-lime soda. Decorate the bowl with |
| meal over a fire with the people you love. For dessert, | | | | gummy worms. Make Vampire Punch with a large |
| roast some marshmallows or make s'mores by putting | | | | bottle red grape juice chilled to slush, large bottle of |
| a roasted marshmallow on a piece of graham cracker | | | | Hawaiian Punch chilled to slush, a large bottle of chilled |
| with a chunk of Hershey's chocolate bar and smashing | | | | ginger ale, and a large bag of frozen strawberries. |
| another graham cracker on top. Delicious!!! Kids are not | | | | Combine all ingredients in a large punch bowl. For fun, |
| too hungry Halloween night when they are preparing to | | | | you can put a frozen hand in the punch by freezing |
| go trick or treating. They just might eat some Vampire | | | | water in a plastic glove (Make sure they do not have |
| Soup and Frankenstein Fingers! Make a can of | | | | powder in them) or add some dry ice for a foggy |
| Campbell's Tomato Soup and some hot dogs | | | | effect (add dry ice to a larger bowl sitting under punch |
| wrapped in crescent rolls. To make Frankenstein | | | | bowl and touch the dry ice only with some tongs. You |
| Fingers: Heat oven to 375 degrees. Place wiener on | | | | might also try putting the punch in a clean, hollowed out, |
| shortest side of crescent roll triangle and roll up. Bake | | | | chilled pumpkin. For an adult punch, just add vodka to |
| for 12 - 15 minutes or until golden brown. You can even | | | | the recipes listed above. Popcorn Balls are a treat this |
| insert a strip of sharp cheddar cheese into a slit cut | | | | time of year. I have used this recipe for years. Make 3 |
| into the wieners. After you make your jack-o-lanterns, | | | | quarts of popcorn and place in large bowl. Stir 1 Cup |
| you will have lots of pumpkin seeds. To make a tasty, | | | | Karo Light Syrup, 1 cup sugar, and ½ tsp. salt in |
| nutritious snack: wash seeds and discard pulp. Place | | | | pan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until |
| seeds on an oiled cookie sheet and mix to coat seeds | | | | mixture comes to a boil. Cook without stirring for 4 |
| or spray with Pam. Sprinkle with salt and bake at 325 | | | | minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 tsp vanilla. (I also |
| degrees until just toasted or about 25 minutes. Be sure | | | | add even drops of yellow and red food coloring to tint |
| to stir after 10 minutes. Cool and store in an airtight | | | | them orange). Slowly pour over corn, mixing well. Cool |
| container. Toasted pumpkins seeds are great as a | | | | enough to handle and shape into balls. Wrap in wax |
| snack. Try spicing them up with garlic salt and | | | | paper. Caramel Apples are delicious. If you buy a 14 |
| Worcestershire sauce or sweeten them with | | | | ounce bag of caramels, you will usually get a recipe on |
| cinnamon and sugar for a different taste. Cupcakes or | | | | the back and some sticks. For six apples: Remove the |
| cookies are great for school treats or parties. Make, | | | | stem from each apple and press a craft stick into the |
| frost, and decorate with Halloween sprinkles or candy | | | | top. Butter a baking sheet. Place caramels and 2 tbsp. |
| corn and pumpkins and also those Halloween Peeps. | | | | of milk in a microwave safe bowl (a 4 cup Pyrex bowl |
| Ghost Cupcakes can be made by sticking a Nutter | | | | works great) and microwave for 2 minutes, stirring |
| Butter Cookie into a chocolate frosted cupcake. Frost | | | | once. Allow to cool briefly. Roll each apple quickly in |
| the cookie with white icing and put a ghost face on it | | | | caramel sauce until well coated. Place on baking sheet |
| with chocolate icing, gumdrops, or chocolate chips. | | | | to set. You can decorate them before they set with |
| Pumpkin Cupcakes can be made by frosting a | | | | sprinkles, peanuts, candy corn, or anything else you can |
| cupcake with orange frosting and arranging chocolate | | | | imagine. I also like this Caramel Apple Salad: In a bowl, |
| chips into eyes and a mouth. Spider Cupcakes can be | | | | whisk 1 cup cold fat-free milk and sugar free |
| made by bending 8 black licorice sticks into legs and | | | | butterscotch pudding mix for 1 minute (mixture will be |
| inserting them into opposite sides of the cupcake. Add | | | | thick). Whisk in 1 cup whipped topping. Fold in 3 ½ |
| two red M&Ms for the eyes and two candy corn | | | | cups chopped apples. Refrigerate until serving. Top |
| fangs. Black Cat Cupcakes can be made with half an | | | | with 1 cup of whipped topping and sprinkle with 12 cup |
| Oreo cookie to which you attach chocolate chips for | | | | chopped peanuts. Last is Hot Apple Cider, a warm and |
| the ears, jelly bean halves for the eyes, and pieces of | | | | soothing drink. Pour ½ gallon of apple cider in a |
| black string licorice for the whiskers using chocolate | | | | pan and simmer on the stove. While it simmers |
| frosting. Let dry for 30 minutes. Stand on chocolate | | | | combine 3 sticks or cinnamon or 2-3 tsp. ground |
| frosted cupcake and attach a black licorice piece for | | | | cinnamon, 2 tbsp. whole cloves, or 2 tsp. ground cloves, |
| the tail. Creepy Dirt Cupcakes can be made from | | | | and one tsp. ground nutmeg. Add to cider, cover and |
| chocolate frosted cupcakes scattered with crushed | | | | simmer for 20-30 minutes more. You can add orange |
| Oreo cookies decorated with gummy worms. Be sure | | | | slices or brown sugar for a slightly different taste. |
| to stick the end of some of the worms into the | | | | Adults can add a cup of rum or ½ cup of brandy. |
| cupcake so they look like they are climbing out. There | | | | Smells and tastes great on those cold rainy evenings! |
| are many kinds of punch. Green Slime Punch is from | | | | Enjoy the season. |
| equals amounts of green HiC and Sprite. Black Witch's | | | | Julie Ginster is an expert in her field. Read more about |
| Brew can be made from 1 (.13 ounce) envelope | | | | crafts and crafts at: Fun Crafts. |
| unsweetened grape soft drink mix, 1 (.13 ounce) | | | | |