Trick or Treat

[mez]

same on tanpits ....with them from nelson square nicking our wood, & some one always seemed to thow a settee or chair out......& that was last to be burnt......he he potato pie made in the (well scrubbed) enamel washing up bowl....ahh well.

[West Ender]

Potato pie in a washing-up bowl, Auntie Elsie's parkin (she was a baker), mum's treacle toffee, dad's potatoes burnt black on the outside and nearly raw on the inside - "They're beautiful", he used to say as I spat the charcoal out. Ah, the memories!

[Doug]

Originally Posted by mez

same on tanpits ....with them from nelson square nicking our wood, & some one always seemed to thow a settee or chair out......& that was last to be burnt......he he potato pie made in the (well scrubbed) enamel washing up bowl....ahh well.

My god the food, I’d forgotten all about the food, and I’m on a diet. Proper baked spuds, big uns none of this done in silver foil rubbish. I loved the old guy’s tuning up towards the end of the evening “before we brunt the chairs”, they would always bring large bottles of nut brown ale or forest green with stone stoppers in them, I would suck on them b****rs for ages..

[ANNE]

I don't like Trick or Treating round the Street,but private parties are o.k.
We didn't have Trick or Treat when we were young.
I got in trouble when I got caught going round asking penny for the guy.

[SPUGGIE J]

Originally Posted by Doug

My god the food, I’d forgotten all about the food, and I’m on a diet. Proper baked spuds, big uns none of this done in silver foil rubbish. I loved the old guy’s tuning up towards the end of the evening “before we brunt the chairs”, they would always bring large bottles of nut brown ale or forest green with stone stoppers in them, I would suck on them b****rs for ages..

Never mind doug you can make up for it on bonfire night.

[lettie]

Trick or treat is an Americanism which we can do without. I always go out on Halloween so that I am not bothered by T or T'ers. If they do catch me in, I tend to give sweets. One cheeky little runt asked me for cash last year and I threatened him with a clip round the ear. We went for a meal last night and were laughing at some of the things that the kids say. We have both had "Halloween is coming, the goose is getting fat!!!!!!' What the hell is that???? I would happily give cash to any kid who knocked on my door and gave me a chorus of The Monster Mash.....

[Debbie J]

My brother & I used to go to all our 'aunties and uncles' neighbours houses dressed up, with a shoe in hand saying 'witchy poo is asking you to put a penny in the shoe' the proceeds of which bought our fireworks. We always managed to fill a quality street tin +rockets & sparklers.

[SPUGGIE J]

Now thats what I call savvy two nights enjoyment for the price of one.

[WillowTheWhisp]

I loved it last night when kids came round. We made sure our house looked "Trick or Treat Friendly" with balloons in the garden "haunted house" warnings on the door, a witch curtain on the inner door, a dracula inside the entrance, a cackling witch flying overhead who cackled and flashed her eyes when someone came to the door devil's trident and ghosts in the garden...........then to get their treats they had to take them from "Big Aggie's" cauldron. She's an almost lifesize witch who also cackles and flashes her eyes. We have numerous other cacklers and flashers around the place too.

What a pity that some people cannot see the difference between a bit of fun for children and evil sinister devil worship. Then again they probably don't know there's a difference between wicca and satanism either.

I bet that vicar scared the child far more than anything else.

As for Harry Potter. What's the difference between that and the fairy stories we've had for years with good fairies and wicked witches etc? Good always wins in the end so they should see it as a morality tale like an Aesop's fable.

[grannyclaret]

we had loads of children round last night ,,, the door bell was red hot..
the little boys loved the great big toffee eyeballs ,,
the little girls freaked out.. and went for chocolate

[SPUGGIE J]

i disabled my buzzer as I would have been a worse sight than them.

[ANNE]

I switched off my frontroom light and pretended we were out.
They drove me mad last year.

[West Ender]

I like your style, Willow, that's really entering into the spirit of the thing (no pun intended).

Most of our neighbours were great and made the night fun for all the kids. After all, that's what it's all about, just fun. I was amused when there was a ring at my doorbell and I opened the door to find at least a dozen "munchkins" on the drive. They were all about 3 or 4 years old and looked about 2 feet tall and most had witch's hats and cloaks on. They were accompanied by about half a dozen mums, also dressed up. All the children looked very solemn, as little ones do on these awesome occasions, and when I gave them sweets and their mums told them to say thank you they all whispered thanks just as solemnly. It made my night.

[grannyclaret]

Originally Posted by West Ender

I like your style, Willow, that's really entering into the spirit of the thing (no pun intended).

Most of our neighbours were great and made the night fun for all the kids. After all, that's what it's all about, just fun. I was amused when there was a ring at my doorbell and I opened the door to find at least a dozen "munchkins" on the drive. They were all about 3 or 4 years old and looked about 2 feet tall and most had witch's hats and cloaks on. They were accompanied by about half a dozen mums, also dressed up. All the children looked very solemn, as little ones do on these awesome occasions, and when I gave them sweets and their mums told them to say thank you they all whispered thanks just as solemnly. It made my night.

exactly... the mums have just as much fun.. one had a baby in a pram dressed up as a pumpkin ..the other children with her were taking it very seriously ...

[SPUGGIE J]

Ahh the innocence of children and the "big children" so sweet.