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Portland Observer October 25. 1979 Page 5 Halloween: Food and Fun Have a safe Halloween October 31 is Halloween . . . a delightful holiday unlike any other, when children don costumes and bring their fantasies to life, and when door to door visits now produce smiles and treats from neighbors. That’s enough to raise spirits any time! Modern revellers follow a long history. Halloween has its roots in Celtic tradition, when November I was the start o f winter and the New Year. Superstition says that the spirits o f the dead visited their for mer homes on New Year's Eve -- and naturally, some o f those spirits were evil. Villagers banded together to protect themselves from the spirits and feasted on fall bounties to lessen their tears. I f villagers ventured through the streets, they wore masks and constumes to deceive the spirits. Christianity embraced the nnnnlar pagan holiday by making it A ll Saints’ Day, when revered saints are glorified. In medieval times, the evening before became known as A ll Hallow’s Eve, shortened to Halloween. The customs o f disguises and o f getting together to feast and celebrate have persisted through the centuries, through the "te rro r” o f Halloween is now strictly tongue-in- Plan alternatives to sweets cheek. Masquerade balls were the vogue in 18th and 19th century Halloween celebrations, and in America today, Halloween harvest parties have been a popular way to celebrate. Though for a time it seemed that Halloween focused more on " tr ic k " than "tre a t", more recently "Meet ’ n Treat” is the cry. Hundreds o f towns and cities now sponsor community Halloween celebrations, ranging from parades, dances, and "haunted houses” to neighborhood-organized parties. Meet ’n Treat is an idea that comes from the National Confectioners Association. The helpful safety tips and holiday suggestions they provide are approved by the National Safety Council, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and the Inter national Association o f Police Chiefs. In keeping the "tric k ” out of Halloween, getting together for fun with friends and neighbors becomes the focus o f the holiday. Reflections on costumes One o f the ways you can help your children prepare for a Meet ’n Treat Halloween is by helping them get their costumes ready. Keep in mind that constumes should be light in color, and short enough to prevent tripping. Be certain that they’ re Celebrate at Beggar's Banquet End the day’s activities by planning an after-rounds party that will bring families together. Why not plan a “ Beggar's Banquet” , with fun, games and good food? You'll find that Halloween is a theme that is easily picked up in party decorations, food and games. For a banquet centerpiece, parents can make a Witch's House out o f two cardboard boxes. One box will become the walls o f the house. The other is cut up and used as a base for the house, and for the roof and chimney. Use a mat knife or any sharp knife to cut out windows and to cut open the door. On squares o f cellophane or plastic wrap, draw windowpanes with a felt-tipped pen. Attach the "glass” to the inside o f window openings with cellophane tape. Next, make two identical card board triangles. Draw base lines for triangles as long as your house is wide. Halfway along the base, draw a line as high as you want the roof o f the house to peak. Lines drawn to connect each end o f the base with the tip o f the peak line will show you where to cut each side o f the triangle. I ape the cut triangles to each end o f the house with masking tape. Similarly, tape the roof to the house. Then place your assembled house on the cardboard base, and tape it in place. Use s tiff frosting to completely cover the house and base. ( If you use purchased frosting, you may need to add confectioners’ sugar to make it s tiff enough to hold peaks). I f you wish, add food coloring to the frosting. Allow the frosting to partially dry. When it is still sticky, your children can help you add candy decorations. The W itch's House shown is decorated with gumdrops, jelly beans, hard candies, candy corn, miniature chocolate candy bars, caramel corn and licorice strings. While your witch’s House may look good enough to eat, save your appetite for the concoctions that follow! made o f non-flam m able material. Accompany children on their rounds and be sure you go during daylight hours. Just in case you’ re delayed past dusk, carry a fla s h lig h t and incorporate strips o f reflective tape into costume design so that it w ill "g lo w ” in the beam o f a headlight. I f a child’ s costume in cludes a mask, be certain that the eye openings are sufficiently large. In many cases, decorating a child’ s face with cosmetics, and giving him an unusual hat to wear may top o ff his costume effectively. You and your children should only visit houses in familiar territory, and follow the National Safety Council's pedestrian safety rules: • Cross only at corners, never between parked cars, never diag onally across interesections. • Look in all directions before crossing the street. • Watch for and obey all traffic- lights. • Walk, never run, across streets. • Use sidewalks, not the street, for walking. • Wait on the curb, not in the street, until the street is clear to cross. • Watch for cars backing out o f driveways. Another way to help create a hap py Halloween is by turning on ex terior house lights as a sign that Meet 'n Treaters are welcome at your home. And please be an extra-careful driver on Halloween - excited children sometimes forget safety rules. There are a number o f alternatives to the "candy” route most often taken on Halloween. A parent can encourage "tric k or treating” for UNICEF, or any other reputable charily, which skirts food entirely. There is, also, the old-fashioned custom o f handing out those nuts, raisins, and seasonal fruit our an cestors were so fond of. But, if you have the need to hand out something closer to what children are more commonly used to getting, why whip up a batch o f homemade treats whose ingredients you can rely on for nutrition. Chocolate bars, corn candy, lollipops, candy apples. A kid’s idea o f heaven? No, just Halloween time again. A time when little witches and goblins take to the night to scoop up sweet goodies. But in the morning when ghosts and ghouls change into boys and girls again, many parents have second thoughts about the evening’s haul o f candies. Tummy aches aside, repeated munching o f sweets can be a prime factor in increased tooth decay - and who needs the ex tra calories that a whole bagful o f candy supplies? This Halloween, why not avoid expensive sweets and go for the more nutritious snacks that kids, and “ haunts", enjoy? For, without watch ing prices carefully, you can pay as much per pound tor some snacx foods as you would for steak! you are having a party, think o f ap ples as another type o f "cracker” . Spread apple slices with cheese, peanut butter or even fruit flavored yogurt for a fast munchie. I f you are considering a party for Halloween fun (and safety) why not have your youngster help? Foods hold great appeal for children when they have an opportunity to chop, tear, slice and grate. Get the party spirit going with W itch’ s Brew and Monster Munch. M onster M o n ster M unch 15 onuce package o f plain candies 12 ounce can peanuts 15 ounce package raisins combine all ingredients. Mix well. Serve in glass or clear plastic bowl. W itch's Brew I gallon milk I gallon vanilla ice cream 1 gallon apple cider C hill milk and cider overnight. Let ice cream soften before mixing. Mix all ingredients and chill thoroughly. Serve well chilled in hollowed-out pumpkin lined with plastic bag for punch bowl. H alf the fun is helping m o th er prepare for visitors. Canned Goods for God's Children NO TR IC K -B U T A TREAT October 30,1979 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Vernon Grade School Area Apples are a good buy in the fall. Alone, apples are perfect to hand out to visiting trick-or-treaters. But if The youth of the Sharon S .D .S . Church will be in the Vernon grade school area on night before Halloween to collect canned goods to treat others. Will you help them by giving? Your canned goods that will go to help others to have a real treat. (Church phone: 287 7649.) There is a very old Halloween chant that goes: Soul, soul for an apple or two, If you’ve got no apples, pears will do. Up with your kettle, down with your pan, Give me a good big one and I ’ll be gone. 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