OUT of traditions as
old as the ancient Celts
of Britain and harvest
festivals that date to
Roman times came our
modern Halloween with
children dressing up in
spooky costumes, carry-

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ing jack-o’-lanterns and
eating candied apples.

True to tradition,
Halloween means sugary fun.
It’s the one time of the year
most moms and dads roll up
their eyes (and nutritional
awareness) and allow the kids
at it,

After all, most of us
remember the absolute glori-
ous greed of having a big sack
of stuff to one’s self.

Like our own parents, we'll
turn a blind eye to the feeding
frenzy, bargain our way into a
Hershey’s chocolate kiss or
two and insist on tooth brush
ing before bed. :

In light of the season,
manufacturers of snacks, nov-
elty foods and candies have
come up with a whole bag of
culinary (using the term
broadly) tricks. 3ome are casy

eh for little terrors to

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make or at least help with.
Other recipes require grown-
up skills.

Grape Jack-O’-Lantern
Cookies

We all know peeled grapes
make great eyeballs” in spook
houses, but here’s another sea-
sonal use.

Xc, dark molasses

% c. packed brown sugar

% c. water

3 tbsp. butter

3c, flour

1 tsp. baking soda

ltsp. ginger

% tsp. each salt, ground all-
spice and cinnamon

~ K tsp. cloves
Orange Icing (recipe follows)
2c. seedless gra;

Combine molasses, sugar,
water, and melted butter and
mix well,

Combine dry ingredients
and mix well.

Stir dry ingredients into
molasses mixture.

Cover and refrigerate. 2
hours or longer. .

Roll dough % to ¥-inch
thick on floured surface. Cut
dough in pumpkin shapes, 4
%-to 5-inches in diameter and

* place on lightly greased cookie

sheet. so :

. - Bake at 350 degrees 10 to
12 minutes or until firm to a
light touch with a finger. *

Cool. Ice with Orange
Icing and decorate with grapes
to make faces,

. Makes 18 co 20 large
- cookies. :

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Orange Icing
Beat 6 cups icing sugar and
about ¥ cup orange juice until _
smooth and of spreading con-
sistency. :
Tint with 9 drops yellow
food color and 10 drops red

orange colour. . ;
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For ice cream lovers, here’
a showy dessert that’s fin as

food color or to desired

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