What trick or treat candy are you giving out?

[lillypaddle]

I used to be clever and give out treats I didn't like, like candy corn. But this year I'm giving out miniature Butterfingers! They are so good ... okay, so I got them too early and they are all gone. SO ... I bought some miniature Payday candy bars yesterday. Did you know that they are salty peanuts surrounding sweet caramel? Do you know how fucking GOOD they are? And they are so small, so they can't be bad for you ... well, only if you eat ten or so in a single setting.

Okay, I'm off to Kroger to buy some candy corn.

I'm so ashamed.

[Throd]

1. I'm ladeling out gazpacho.

My mom's recipe. Mmmmmmmmm, gazpacho.

[lillypaddle]

7. Mmmmmm

Will you share the recipe?

[elleng]

2. raisins!

but won't be near any kids' route.

[rurallib]

3. Pearson's nut rolls, starburst candies and veggie straws

if they have a peanut problem, they get starburst or veggie straws (they are like potato chips).

We give full size bars. Our treating lasts for only an hour and we usually have plenty - town rules

[Lars39]

5. Did you know that salty peanuts and candy corn

eaten together taste like Paydays?!
Truly

[lillypaddle]

8. Don't tell me that!

Or else my candy corn will be gone, too.

[Lars39]

9. Lol

[a kennedy]

22. Hey candy corn with ANYTHING salty is A W E S O M E ..........JMHO.

[lillypaddle]

30. How many trips to Kroger

do I have to make????

[Lars39]

31. lol,I'm almost afraid to ask what other culinary masterpieces are possible with it.

[alphafemale]

6. In addition to candy I have small toys like finger lights and super bounce balls.

But I did get a big bag of variety M&M's.

Will probably get more over the weekend.

Get lots of kids here.

[TexasBushwhacker]

27. Put out a teal pumpkin

There is a movement to get folks to offer little toys for kids who have food allergies or are on special diets (diabetic, ketogenic).

https://www.foodallergy.org/teal-pumpkin-project#.WBUCbXNOnqA

[alphafemale]

38. Been out.

I learned about this last year.

Wish there was more promotion of this.

I have candy too but kids love getting little toys that will last longer than a 4-pack of Sweet -tarts.

[Ron Obvious]

10. Apples with razor blades, cyanide-laced tylenols and bible tracts.

I don't like children much.

To any NSA-employees reading along: I'm being sarcastic in quoting a hoary old urban legend. Also, fuck you.

[lillypaddle]

13. Can't wait to hear what Xmas gifts you're giving

[Yonnie3]

11. None

Trick-or-treaters don't seem to hit the streets in my neighborhood. In other neighborhoods, in housing developments, the sort that have curvy roads and a lot of dead ends, there are droves coming in from all over the place. There also seems to be a lot of organized activities for them that keep them off the streets.

[RebelOne]

25. Same here

Our house is on a private road and trick or treaters never come here because it is dark and spooky at night.

[femmocrat]

12. We don't get trick or treaters here.

I am making up treat bags for my grandkids though!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. I haven't bought any yet.

There's a reason for that. I usually get the small Almond Joys, Mounds and Butterfingers, which I would quickly devour if they were sitting around for more than a few hours. So on Monday afternoon I'll buy some and hope the weather is terrible so there won't be very many kids, and then later that evening I'll eat the leftovers.

Shame on me.

[lillypaddle]

20. You sound like me

get some candy corn.

[lillypaddle]

29. Almond Joys and Mounds

LETHAL!

[lillypaddle]

21. Bet you're the life of every party

The parents can control what and how much their kids eat. And then they can eat the rest, or take it to work. Anyway, it's a special occasion, and only once a year.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

23. I suppose we could hand out kale and quinoa.

That would be one very effective way to keep those bothersome kids away.

[lillypaddle]

26. No shit

[haele]

47. Did you hear about the 4-star celebrity chef who recommened baby beet gummies this year?

I agreed with the NPR commentator - anyone who hands those out better not live in a house painted white. No matter how sweet they supposedly end up after you dehydrate them to hell and back mixing them in enough rice flour or some other vegan gelatin substitute to turn them into gummies.

Beets just taste like dirt to some people. Even if you pickle them.

Haele

[Danmel]

24. Got big assortment bags at Costco

Reese's pieces and pumpkins, Hershey milk chocolate and cookies and cream bars, whoppers (my husband's favorite) almond joys and for kids who can't do dairy or nuts, twizzlers and jolly ranchers.
I scrupulously avoid $100 grand bars. They are like crack cocaine to me.😀

[lillypaddle]

28. Now there is someone who will NOT get tricked!

You got your bases covered, for sure.

[lillypaddle]

33. Well, all that being said

I live in an apartment and haven't had trick or treaters for the last 3 years.

But hey, that's totally beside the point. Never know when one of those cute little fuckers come a-knocking. And if not, more for me, thank you very much!

[Generic Brad]

37. I did the same

I was thinking I could just watch Monday Night Football with the lights off and listen through my headphones, but where is the fun in that? If someone comes knocking, I'm now ready.

[PoliticAverse]

32. Circus Peanuts. Remeber it's TRICK or treat. n/t

[lillypaddle]

34. Best be prepared, for sure!

[Hoyt]

35. If only mini Heath Bars came wrapped in blue "Vote for Clinton."

[lillypaddle]

36. ohhhhh, yeah, those are so good, too

wrapped in 'whatever.'

[Solly Mack]

39. I will get about 100-150 kids, so I've stocked up on various candy bars.

Snickers, Paydays, M&Ms, Reese's, Twix, and Mounds.

No Milk Ways, though. The only thing I get from their latest commercial is eating a Milky Way makes you stupid. I'm sure that wasn't the message they were going for but that's how it comes across to me.

I love Paydays. One of the best candy bars ever. (I think)

[lillypaddle]

40. LOL

Yeah, that's a weird commercial.

[LWolf]

41. I'm not.

There are no trick-or-treaters where I live. In this rural area with no streetlights or paved roads, and many acres between each house, which is probably at least a football field away from the stock gate at the dirt road, kids go into town for that.

So that they don't overwhelm the neighborhoods in town, the businesses on main street all decorate their windows, dress up, and pass out candy. Halloween, from 4-7, is a crowd of people in costumes traveling up and down main street.

In a community farther out and even more wide spread, a local ranch opens a large pasture for "trunk and treat;" People show up, park in the pasture, and hand out candy from their cars as kids in costume make their way through the aisles. That one could be a problem this year; we've had a lot of rain, which makes it really muddy. The ranch will pick a pasture on higher ground with good drainage.

[GOLGO 13]

42. Age appropriate children in costume get my AAA+ candy. However,

those over 12 get the "Nasty" candy like "black licorice" or cheap "5 minute gum". Sexy cat/witch escort MILF's also get AAA+ candy.

[lillypaddle]

43. MILFs?

You a trump supporter? Gee, I'm impressed. As an aside, black licorice is one of my favorites.

[TeamPooka]

44. M&M's, Tootsie rolls pops, Blow-pops, bubble gum, Dots, fun size Mounds Hershey & Kit Kat bars

I buy the 6 huge mixed bags and hand out multiple pieces to every Trick or Treater

[haele]

45. Rice Crispie Treats and Chupa Chups

They had $1.00 off coupons for the lunchbox/breakfast bar sized 12 pack boxs and a $2 off a Chupa Chups 80 lolly Halloween container at the commissary, so I got 4 boxes of Assorted Rice Crispie treats (regular, M&M, and Cocoa Crispie) and one container. They'll get one full sized Crispie treat bar and one Chupa Chups.
If you've never had a Chupa Chups lolly, you're missing a real treat. They're a Spanish lolly-pop candy - Salvidor Dali loved them so much, he designed the logo.

I expect around 50 - 60 trick or treaters this year; we are a "gated" location.

Haele

[benld74]

46. What trick or treat candy,,,B-U-R-P !!!!!

[3catwoman3]

49. Twizzlers (strawberry), Reese's pumpkins and Jr. Mints.

If the trick-or-treaters stand mutely at my door, I put my hands up to cup my ears, to give the hint that I an waiting to hear something.

If I am to do my job of handing out the goodies, they must first do theirs by offering the customary vocalization .