HALLOWEEN....Day Twenty-Nine

 

I call today, October 29th, Halloween Eve Eve.   October 30th is National Candy Corn Day but as tomorrow is another weird/wacky holiday that intrigues me,  I decided that it would best to write about it today. This is one day I got to pick the FALL/HALLOWEEN word of the day so I picked CANDY CORN. 

I know I’ve mentioned before about my yearly candy corn tribute to my Grandmother Hazel, my Aunt Julia and my Uncle Harold.  Today I’m thinking of them again as I stare at a picture of candy corn.  

I wrote the acrostic that spells CANDY CORN about trick-or-treating.  Most kids hope for a candy bar of some sort.  I always was happy getting money. Back in my days of being the little beggar if you got a quarter thrown in your bag you were lucky.  Most of the time it was a nickel or pennies; a dime was good as too.  One year I counted up my money and it came to three dollars which back in the sixties was a good hull with all the candy.  

These days candy is now in bite size pieces.  If kids were coming to my house I’d have to give about four bite size pieces or two fun size bars of candy.  I recall one year I purchased packages of cookies; the Oreos went over well.  Another year I had snack bags of chips, pretzels and cheese curls. 

That is a good idea if you’re still looking for what to give the little beggars.  As the acrostic says not everyone can enjoy sweets.  

Hope you have a great day. 

Until next time....as always Stay Safe. 

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                    ALTERNATIVES

                  © Scottie-ann Murphy 

Chocolate and more chocolate is what most 

      hope to receive

As they go door to door on Halloween night 

     for treats

 

 Not ever treat is a candy bar sometimes 

      you get an apple or an orange 

Discourage many will become, but....that’s 

     the fun of Halloween 

You get what you get, it’s the way it goes,      

      no complaining 

Chips and other bags of snacks are 

     welcomed by many 

Of course money wouldn’t be frowned upon 

Remember there are those who can not 

       have sweets

Non-candy items make a good alternative 

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                  CANDY CORN II

            © Scottie-ann Murphy

Waxy texture triangular shaped 

   Yellow, orange and white 

  the colors representing hues of the fall 

     harvest 

         and mimics a kernel of corn 

Flavors of honey, sugar, butter and vanilla 

A staple treat of the Halloween holiday 

Candy corn a yearly tradition 

Some enjoy the sweetness of the 

  sugary confection 

      while others do not

Inspired by the farming industry 

 originally known as ‘chicken feed’

Celebrated on October 30th

    National Candy Corn Day 

I’ll do my part to enjoy