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I was going to skip doing an issue today because I wanted at least ONE day at home without making my kids LIVE a2z but, guess what? I got L-U-C-K-Y. My new best friend <<grins>> Bev in Florida sent me some Halloween recipes just before I left that make a perfect getaway. And I know you will enjoy the recipes she has passed along to us for all that ghoulish fun we will be having next week. The recipes are wonderful, Bev. Thanks! I hope none of our wonderful readers are victims of the horrific fires blazing in California right now. Workers there predict that it may be late next week before the inferno is under control. May God be with you all. Our prayers and thoughts are with you, your loved ones and neighbors. NEWS FLASH: The process of preparing nine issues in three days and a plea for financial help for the website and newsletter while away netted me a grand total of ZERO donations and very few recipes. Common Sense tells me I should be very upset and quit. Know what? I refuse to quit. This is NOT the first time I have disobeyed the guile of such things and decided to plug along, doing what I feel is best. Onward, Maggie! If I cannot pay for another six months for the website and they close my account...I will start anew. If I lost the Zinester account and all of your email addresses were taken from me, know what? I??d restart from scratch. Know why? Because enough of you have said that this newsletter makes a difference in your day. I would simply hope for you to join me and a new group of readers who might possibly help pay for it. Today??s ???Ramblings??? section addresses that issue and speaks personally from my heart, word for word. Want to know what helps keep my head straight about the possibility of losing my website? Well...many things. Mainly, I feel many of you will remain with me. Also, I feel I will be welcomed into the homes of many, regardless. Also...read the ???Reader??s Request??? section and you will see how something I posted here touched a reader SO profoundly as it did. How could I quit bringing this to others? Thanks, Dorine. Make sure you look into the instructions that follow it on how to join her and her newsletter, The Global Epicure. I will tell you all about my week away on Monday. Tomorrow we will have the last of our superb ???Seafood for all Seasons??? theme issues. I??ll get back on track and share what I did while we were away. No. I did not find Mr. Right. Besides, he is married. Or living happily with his boyfriend in California. Oh! Please, don??t send hate mail. I will share with you a recipe I tried while on vacation. It was sent in by Barbara from Chula Vista, CA. It was delicious!!! Thanks, Barbara! CRAB MEAT REMICK http://www.a2zrecipes.net/Appetizers022.html PS: I added 2 green onions, chopped, just before serving. Monthly Theme: "Our Daily Bread" A to Z Recipes continues with its popular Theme Issues. We will share theme recipes and post them on the first Sunday of each month. Send your recipes no later than the last Friday of each month to have them posted in the next monthly theme issue. You may send in as many recipes in each email as your little heart desires. If the number of recipes exceeds those needed in the issue, the publisher will post as many from every submitter as possible and save the remaining recipes for regular, daily issues. The rules for recipe submissions for the monthly theme issues are the same as ALL recipes submitted for posting. The rules are as follows: As a service to your fellow readers, please send only recipes that are in a form that others could easily copy and save for their own use. Recipes that would require a lot of editing or cleaning up or use non-standard measurements should not be submitted. This would include recipes with traces from forwarding, those in ALL caps (or NO caps), and recipes that do not contain the standards for recipes (title, ingredient list, and instructions). Recipes without a name/location of sender will NOT be posted. A to Z Recipes protects the privacy of its readers and does NOT publish email addresses. There will be no exceptions. Send recipes you'd like to share to: a2zrecipes@fastmail.fm (Use the theme name as subject.) Our Current Monthly Theme: "Our Daily Bread" Yes, the aroma of fresh bread baking in the oven cannot be duplicated. You might start looking through those recipe files for your favorite bread recipes. We've done the quick bread recipes before but we can always use more, so you will be able to include any leavening you choose. Please share with our readers the recipes you enjoy when you want to serve freshly baked bread. This will be an exciting theme when we can collect and share favorites such as white bread, perhaps a whole wheat or cheese bread; how about some foccacia, or bruschetta? Don't forget to include the special date, banana and other fruit varieties. Try sharing some of those with us, as well as any you feel others would enjoy collecting and preparing. Look through those recipe files, cookbooks and clippings for some great recipes to submit to November's Theme Issue. The deadline for next month's theme issue is Friday, October 31st. Theme recipes must have subject: "Our Daily Bread" and will be posted on Sunday, November 2nd. Did you vote? Vote for A to Z Recipes Here http://www.cumuli.com/ezines/ra20729.rate Thanks! Have trouble voting? Contact: ezinesupport@cumuli.com HomeVisions.com- Slipcover Sale. Save 50% http://www.qksrv.net/click-1219304-9439561 ~*~ SHOPPING TIPS ~*~ Your Christmas WISH LIST ?? ALL UNDER $20.00! 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Hygienic polyethylene board won't dull knives and protects counter White; Dishwasher safe SKU 117475 Our Price:9.99; Compare at:12.99 KitchenEtc.com http://www.qksrv.net/click-1219304-8771043 The world??s largest online cooking and dining store. ~*~ RAMBLINGS ~*~ My Best I give you my best I always do. I'm just not sure What it means to you. Rain or shine, Feel good or not You'll find I've placed This in your inbox. Tell me you care; That efforts are appreciated. Extend acknowledgement That your feelings are there. Felt and written by ~Maggie~ JustFlowers.com is one of the largest online florists and delivers the same day to the USA and Canada. http://www.qksrv.net/click-1219304-3885639 ~*~ DID YOU KNOW ? ~*~ What Does "Halloween" Mean? One obvious question about Halloween is, "What does the word itself mean?" The name is actually a shortened version of "All Hallows' Even," the eve of All Hallows' Day. Hallow is an Old English word for "holy person," and All Hallows' Day is simply another name for All Saints' Day, the day on which Catholics commemorate all the saints. At some point, people began referring to All Hallows' Even as "Hallowe'en" and then simply "Halloween." Taking from the Jewish tradition, Christians have traditionally observed holy days from sundown on one day until sundown on the following day. This is where we get the practice of celebrating Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, etc. The direct predecessor of modern-day Halloween is the festivity that began All Saints Day, which started at sundown on October 31. While it takes its name from All Saints Day, modern Halloween is actually a combination of several different traditions. In fact, a lot of the things we do on Halloween predate Christianity! In the following sections, we'll look at the chief traditions that feed into today's Halloween and see how they got all tangled up together in one holiday. All Saints' Day Christians have been honoring their virtuous dead from the earliest days of the religion. In traditional Roman Catholicism, exceedingly virtuous men and women may be canonized as saints in the afterlife. Since they are endowed with holiness, saints are close to God, and may perform miracles on earth. Roman Catholics, and some other Christians, honor saints, and ask them for guidance in daily life. All Souls' Day All Souls' Day, observed on November 2, is celebrated with masses and festivities in honor of the dead. The living pray on behalf of Christians who are in purgatory, the state in the afterlife where souls are purified before proceeding to heaven. Souls in purgatory, who are members of the church just like living Christians, must suffer so that they can be purged of their sins. Through prayer and good works, living members of the church may help their departed friends and family. Trick-or-Treating In medieval times, one popular All Souls' Day practice was to make "soul cakes," simple bread desserts with a currant topping. In a custom called "souling," children would go door-to-door begging for the cakes, much like modern trick-or-treaters. For every cake a child collected, he or she would have to say a prayer for the dead relatives of the person who gave the cake. These prayers would help the relatives find their way out of purgatory and into heaven. The children even sang a soul cake song along the lines of the modern "Trick-or-treat, trick-or-treat, give me something good to eat." One version of the song went: A soul cake! A soul cake! Have mercy on all Christian souls, for A soul cake! Jack-o'-Lanterns As part of the Samhain celebration, Celts would bring home an ember from the communal bonfire at the end of the night. They carried these embers in hollowed-out turnips, creating a lantern resembling the modern day jack-o'-lantern. Frightful Fruit Pumpkins, which are actually fruits, not vegetables, range considerably in size. Some varieties weigh less than a pound and giant pumpkins can grow to more than 1,000 pounds! Pumpkins are members of the gourd family, which also includes watermelons and zucchini. They are 90-percent water and also contain high concentrations of potassium and vitamin A. Pumpkins, which grow from vines, originated in Central America and were a popular crop among Native Americans. Certain tribes used the seeds for food and medicine and made sleeping mats out of dried pumpkin strips. American colonists invented the pumpkin pie, but their original version used the pumpkin as the crust, not the main ingredient. They cut off pumpkin tops to make handy edible bowls, which they filled with milk, honey and spices and then cooked over a fire or hot ashes. Bobbing for Apples All Hallows' Eve has long been a time to look into the future, and traditional festivities included several divination rituals. These come mostly from folk traditions from the British Isles, and many have their roots in the ancient Samhain festivities. WHY Halloween? Halloween seems to serve a valuable function for many children and adults. It continues to be so popular because it fills our basic need to address the mysteries that frighten us, and even celebrate them. It is a real testament to the power of Halloween traditions that they have been passed down and embraced by so many generations. Source: How Stuff Works dot com Frederick??s of Hollywood. The home of sexy lingerie since 1946. A gift from Frederick's won't stay in the box for long! http://www.qksrv.net/click-1219304-5835140 ~*~ READER REQUESTS ~*~ Re: Just a Cop ???Dear Maggie, The poem you included in today's A2Z about the cop who dies didn't just reduce me to tears, I sobbed. My husband retired from the Philadelphia, PA PD with 21 years in. I am thankful that he retired alive and uninjured. Many police spouses can't say that. I am also thankful that he retired because the streets are so tough! Wearing blue makes you a target to some gun carrying thugs. I used to stay awake at night worrying about and praying for my husband. Not every cop ends his career so well. Daniel Faulkner was murdered--assassinated--by the evil Mumia and there are still jerks who have the gall to come in from other countries to protest his death penalty and demand his freedom! What do they know??!! Danny Faulkner, that sainted hero of our wonderful PD, was murdered in view of my kitchen window (before they built the Doubletree Hotel on the parking lot and blocked my view of that corner). I walk past the spot where here fell, and where a brass plaque in his memory has been set into the sidewalk, three times a week returning from a client's office. I always pause a moment there to pray 'Lord, have mercy'. Far too many cops die in the line of duty, or are injured. Two nights ago a dirtball shot another Philly cop in the chin at 12th and Poplar Streets, not that far from here at 15th and Locust Streets. Thank God, they released him from the hospital late yesterday and sent him home to recover in the company of his wife and 3 kids. God grant they grow up with their father present! Too many kids grow up orphaned by some dirtball's bullet. My husband is a devout Christian who serves his church faithfully, and is respected by the people there. He also knows how hard it is to stay clean in the hard job of peace officer. Recently he was asked about the spiritual problems facing officers. He replied that an awful lot of the time you see the worst of human sin and are presented with temptations ranging from having the moves put on you by women who find uniforms attractive to offers of money to look the other way just a few hours after you were struggling over your bills. You break up gambling, prostitution and drug rings and see the temptations they offer. You feel the urge to use your power inappropriately, and you have to pray very hard that God will give you the strength to live as cleanly as He calls you to. You pray that you will keep your mouth clean even when your ears are constantly assaulted by the worst of language. You pray for the strength to be the Light of Christ on the dirtiest and meanest of streets. You pray for courage and peaceful tones when called into that scariest of cop jobs, a domestic dispute. You work to keep your voice quiet and calm but still authoritative when demanding that someone put his gun down. He walked beats at the notorious 52nd and Market and drove them in South Philly's notorious First District, home to most of the area's Mafiosi through the 1980s (Stuart retired in 1988) and site of many mob killings. He walked the notorious streets of the Olney neighborhood with a 2-year-old in his arms, snatched from certain death in an attempt to cross into traffic on the main thoroughfare of Broad St., only to finally find his home after 2 days of walking and searching and questioning people--his mother lying out cold from drugs on the living room floor and the other children miserably neglected. She'd been like that for a couple of days, according to a little girl. He linked arms with his fellows in blue during the horrible Tasker Homes race riots in the early1970s, forming part of a human barrier between raging mobs of the races, separating them and taking abuse themselves in order to restore peace to the city. He spent 12-hour night shifts for a year facing the machine guns of MOVE during their terrible face-off in Powelton Village in the late 1970s. The early morning the face-off ended and an officer was announced killed on the radio, I was at my first day of a new job (and uncallable) and terrified that he had been the victim. The radio people were saying that they were having a hard time reaching the next of kin to notify them and my heart was in my throat. Stuart went all those years without ever having fired his gun off the practice range. He never acquired rough language. He did get enough respect for his quiet strength to be put in the gang control division of juvy. They only put the guys they perceive to be the toughest and most self-controlled there. After retiring, Stuart got his M. Ed. and started teaching in a really tough high school in a really tough neighborhood (0% white, 98% black, 100% of the students eligible for free lunches, a huge proportion living in the projects...) and the teachers there admire and respect him. He knows how to remain calm and authoritative in even the most provoking situations. He learned that on the beat. I pray for the safety of all cops everywhere. They have the toughest and most thankless job, and I know that God has a special place in His heart for them. God bless you, too, Maggie, for I know what a hard job you have on the meanest streets of your Texas town. Dorine??? -- Dorine S. Houston, Philadelphia, PA dshouston@earthlink.net Subscribe to a daily free recipe ezine, The Global Epicure global-epicure-subscribe@yahoogroups.com Send your requests or replies to a request to: a2zrecipes@fastmail.fm (PLEASE use "Recipe Request" as subject.) GoldenMine.com - Free shipping on all jewelry. Never pay retail again! Solid 14K yellow and white gold. Your order helps support A to Z Recipes. http://www.qksrv.net/click-1219304-5440047 ~*~ CRAZY CORNER ~*~ Give me a sense of humor, Lord, Give me the grace to see a joke, To get some humor out of life, And pass it on to other folk. KitchenEtc.com http://www.qksrv.net/click-1219304-8771043 The world??s largest online cooking and dining store. Pat, NE It is good to be a woman: 1. We got off the Titanic first. 2. We can scare male bosses with the mysterious gynecological disorder excuses. 3. Taxis stop for us. 4. We don't look like a frog in a blender when dancing. 5. No fashion faux pas we make, could ever rival the Speedo. 6. We don't have to pass gas to amuse ourselves. 7. If we forget to shave, no one has to know. 8. We can congratulate our teammate without ever touching her rear end. 9. We never have to reach down every so often to make sure our privates are still there. 10. We have the ability to dress ourselves. 11. We can talk to the opposite sex without having to picture them naked. 12. If we marry someone 20 years younger, we are aware that we will look like an idiot. 13. We will never regret piercing our ears. 14. There are times when chocolate really can solve all your problems. 15. We can make comments about how silly men are in their presence because they aren't listening anyway. Send this to all the bright women you know and make their day!!!!! Mary Jane, Stockton, CA... Oil Shortage There are a lot of folks who can't understand how we came to have an oil shortage here in America. Well, there's a very simple answer. Nobody bothered to check the oil. We just didn't know we were getting low. The reason for that is purely geographical. All our oil is in Alaska, Texas, California, Oklahoma, and all our dipsticks are in Washington, DC. Larry Homes, Ontario, Canada... This guy is stranded on a desert island, all alone for ten years. One day, he sees a speck in the horizon. He thinks to himself, "It's not a ship." The speck gets a little closer and he thinks, "It's not a boat." The speck gets even closer and he thinks, "It's not a raft." Then, out of the surf comes this gorgeous blonde woman, wearing a wet suit and scuba gear. She comes up to the guy and says, "How long has it been since you've had a cigarette?" "Ten years!", he says. She reaches over and unzips a waterproof pocket on her left sleeve and pulls out a pack of fresh cigarettes. He takes one, lights it, takes a long drag, and says, "Man, oh man! Is that good!" Then she asked, "How long has it been since you've had a drink of whiskey?" He replies, "Ten years!" She reaches over, unzips her waterproof pocket on her right sleeve, pulls out a flask and gives it to him. He takes a long swig and says, "Wow, that's fantastic !" Then she starts unzipping this long zipper that runs down the front of her wet suit and she says to him, "And how long has it been since you've had some REAL fun?" And the man replies, "My God! Don't tell me that you've got golf clubs in there!" Send your funnies to: maggieblackwell@hotmail.com (PLEASE use "Humor" as subject.) Did you vote? http://www.cumuli.com/ezines/ra20729.rate Thanks! zChocolat.com. Chocolate Romance for him or her! You will find a decadent assortment of zChocolats finest morsels beautifully packaged for gift-giving. http://www.qksrv.net/click-1219304-10051135 ^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^-.,.-^ ~*~ YOUR FAVORITES ~*~ These are recipes from generous contributors***. I have not personally tried them. I have read through each recipe, checking for any obvious errors. I assume no responsibility for the contents. These are offered as a popular feature of this newsletter. Use those you like at your own risk (see disclaimer at end of each issue). SPOOKY EYE-BALL TACOS Tasty meatballs are the eyeballs in this kid pleasing dish. Serves: 12 1 lb. ground beef 1 pkg (10 3/4 oz) TACO BELL HOME ORIGINALS Taco Dinner Kit Shredded lettuce Chopped tomatoes Sour cream Sliced pitted olives Mix meat and seasoning mix. Shape into 36 (1-in) balls; place in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350-F for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through. Fill each of the 12 taco shells with 1 meatball, Taco sauce, lettuce and tomato. Top with 2 additional meatballs dipped in sour cream. Garnish with sliced pitted ripe olives to create "eyes". Make Ahead Tip: The meatballs can be made ahead and frozen in a resealable plastic bag. To reheat, open bag slightly, microwave on HIGH 2 minutes. CREEPY CRAWLY GELATIN Garnish this easy-to-make mold with gummy worms galore. Serves 8 1-1/2 c. boiling water 1 (8 serving-size) OR 2 (4 serving-size) orange gelatin 1-1/2 c. cold water Gummy worms Stir boiling water into gelatin in a large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Stir in cold water. Pour into 9-in. pie plate which has been sprayed with no stick cooking spray. Refrigerate about 1-1/2 hours or until thickened (spoon drawn thru leaves definite impression.) Push gummy worms into gelatin. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm. Unmold. Garnish with additional gummy worms, if desired. NOTE: To unmold, dip pie plate bottom in warm water for about 15 seconds. Gently pull gelatin from around edge with moist fingers. Place moistened plate on top of pie plate. Invert pie plate and serving plate holding plates together, shake slightly to loosen. Gently remove pie plate and center gelatin on serving plate. Halloween Haystacks Prep Time:10 mins. Ready In:13 mins. Skill:No Experience Necessary Serves:24 1 cup BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Real Chocolate Chips 1 cup butterscotch chips 2 cups chow mein noodles 2 cups miniature marshmallows 1/2 cup peanuts MICROWAVE chocolate and butterscotch chips in medium microwavable bowl on HIGH 2 to 3 minutes, stirring until smooth. ADD remaining ingredients; stir until evenly coated. DROP mixture by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Refrigerate until firm. VARIATION: Haystack Critters - Prepare recipe as directed. Insert additional chow mein noodles into the "haystacks" for antennae and legs. Press small colored candies onto the heads for eyes. Caramel Apples Makes 6 to 8 servings 48 caramels (14-ounce package) 2 tablespoons water 6 to 8 apples, washed, dried and stems removed 6 to 8 wooden craft sticks Place caramels and water in large, microwave-safe bowl. Cook on High (100 percent power) for 2 minutes; stir. Cook on High at additional 20- to 30-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Insert wooden craft sticks into the stem ends of the apples. Dip the apples in the melted caramel; scrape excess caramel from bottoms. Place apples on greased, waxed-paper-lined tray. Chill for 45 minutes or until set. Note: If caramel becomes firm, return to microwave for 20 to 30 seconds or until it is of dipping consistency. Decorating ideas: Roll warm apples in chopped pecans, multicolored chocolate candies, or graham cracker pieces and mini marshmallows. Drizzle with melted white or dark chocolate. Rice Krispie Eyeballs Make Rice Krispie treats, following the directions on the cereal box. While mixture is warm, form into balls 1 to 2 inches across. Press M&Ms or other small round candy in as the iris, and dot the candy with tube frosting for the pupil. Caramel Popcorn Brittle Makes 16 servings 8 cups popped corn (cooked without salt or fat) 1 cup miniature marshmallows 3/4 cup salted, dry-roasted peanuts 3 cups sugar 1 cup water 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Vegetable cooking spray Combine first three ingredients in large bowl. Toss gently, then set aside. Combine sugar and water in large, heavy Dutch oven. Place over medium-low heat, and cook 10 minutes or until sugar dissolves. (Do not stir.) Cover, increase heat to medium and cook 1 minute. Uncover and cook an additional 12 minutes, or until amber. (Do not stir.) Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Add popcorn mixture. Working rapidly, stir well, and spread into a 15-by-10-by-1-inch jellyroll pan coated with cooking spray. Let cool completely; break into pieces. Wrap tightly in colored cellophane. (From Cooking Light magazine.) Cookbooks make a wonderful gift. From the allrecipes.com site comes a special deal. NEW! Allrecipes' Cookbooks! Use this handy link to order: http://www.qksrv.net/click-1219304-5837995 Your order helps support A to Z Recipes. Thanks. BOLOGNA WIGGLES These tummy ticklers are sure to please hungry Halloween celebrants. Makes 1 sandwich 2 slices Bologna 1 T. Miracle Whip Salad Dressing OR spread of your choice 1 hamburger bun, split Stack bologna slices. Cut into 'very' thin strips. Place bologna strips in a small bowl: stir to separate. Spread bun with salad dressing. Fill with bologna strips. GHOUL-AID PUNCH Serves 18 1 envelope Cherry unsweetened Kool-Aid drink mix 1 envelope Grape unsweetened Kool-Aid drink mix 1 envelope Tropical Punch Flavor unsweetened Kool-Aid drink mix 2-3/4 c. sugar 18 c. 'cold' water (4-1/2 quarts) Ice cubes ** Place soft drink mixes and sugar in large punch bowl. Add water; stir to dissolve. Serve over ice cubes. **NOTE** Dress up ice cubes for this fruity punch by freezing a maraschino cherry or a mandarin orange section in the center of each cube. Cool Spider Cupcakes Prep Time:10 mins. Ready In:10 mins. Skill: No Experience Required Serves:24 24 baked cupcakes, paper liners removed 1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed Chocolate sprinkles Black licorice pieces and small candies for garnish FROST tops and sides of cupcakes with whipped topping. Decorate with chocolate sprinkles. Insert licorice pieces into tops of cupcakes to create "spider legs". Top with candies for "eyes". Popcorn Balls Makes 12 servings 2 cups popcorn, unpopped Salt, to taste 2-2/3 cups molasses 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda Pop the popcorn and salt lightly. Set aside. In a large, heavy saucepan, cook molasses and sugar until you can spin a thread, or until mixture reaches about 90 degrees on a candy thermometer. Stir constantly. Add soda. The mixture will foam up. Pour mixture over the popcorn, and mix it quickly with a buttered spoon. When you are sure it is cool enough to touch, butter your hands and shape into balls while still very warm. (From "Pigtails and Frog Legs, A Family Cookbook," Neiman Marcus.) Candied Apples Makes 10 to 15 servings 10 to 15 medium apples 3 cups sugar 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 2/3 cup water 1 teaspoon lemon juice 15 cloves 1 to 2 teaspoons red food coloring Chopped nuts, optional Push wooden craft sticks into the stem end of clean apples. Set aside. Combine sugar, cream of tartar, water, lemon juice and cloves in heavy saucepan. Stir over heat until sugar dissolves. Add coloring. Boil, without stirring, to hard crack stage, 300 to 310 degrees on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat and skim out cloves. Twist apples in syrup quickly. Place, upside down, on buttered cookie sheet or foil. Dust half of each apple opposite skewered end with chopped nuts, if desired. (From "Complete Holiday Cookbook" by Favorite Recipes Press.) CoffeeAM.com is the largest online Gourmet Coffee & Tea Site. Free Shipping on orders over $40! Use Coupon Code FREEDEAL at checkout.* For a Limited Time Only -Get a Free Sample (one-half pound!) of Gourmet Coffee with any order! http://www.qksrv.net/click-1219304-5463405 Candy Corn Popcorn Balls Prep Time:15 mins. Ready In:17 mins. Skill: No Experience Required Makes 15 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine 1 bag (10-1/2 oz.) miniature marshmallows 1 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Brand Gelatin, any flavor 12 cups (3 qt.) popped popcorn 1 cup candy corn MICROWAVE butter and marshmallows in large microwavable bowl on HIGH 1-1/2 to 2 minutes or until marshmallows are puffed. Stir in gelatin until well mixed. POUR marshmallow mixture over popcorn and candy corn in large bowl. Mix lightly until well coated. Shape into 15 balls or other shapes with greased or wet hands. Wrap each ball in plastic wrap and tie with raffia or ribbon, if desired. Wigglin' Jigglin' Cupcakes Prep Time:30 mins. Ready In:3 hrs. 50 mins. Skill: Learning Cook 2-1/2 cups boiling water (Do not add cold water.) 2 pkg. (8-serving size) JELL-O Brand Orange Flavor Gelatin* 1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow or chocolate cake mix or yellow or chocolate cake mix with pudding in the mix 1 tub 12 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed Halloween sprinkles *Or 2 packages (4-serving size) can be substituted for 1 package (8-serving size) STIR boiling water into gelatin in medium bowl at least 3 minutes until completely dissolved. Pour into 15x10x1-inch pan. REFRIGERATE at least 3 hours or until firm. MEANWHILE, prepare and bake cake as directed on package for 24 cupcakes. Cool completely on wire racks. Cut each cupcake in half horizontally. DIP bottom of 15x10x1-inch pan in warm water about 15 seconds. Using 2-inch round cookie cutter, cut out 24 JIGGLERS?ฎ . Place a small dollop of whipped topping atop bottom half of each cupcake. Place top half of cupcake on each stack and gently press onto whipped topping. Top with additional whipped topping and sprinkles. Bath-and-Body.com Wonderful gift sets, homemade soaps, lotions, etc., perfect for Birthday, and special occasion giving! Your order helps support A to Z Recipes. Thanks. http://www.qksrv.net/click-1219304-5346491 EYEBALL POTION Prep Time:10 mins. Ready In:2 hrs. 10 mins. Skill: No Experience Required Serves:10 1 tub (8 oz.) COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, frozen Blueberries or raisins 1-1/2 cups boiling water 1 pkg. (8-serving size) JELL-O Brand Gelatin, any red flavor* 1 cup cold water Ice cubes *Two pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Brand Gelatin Dessert may be substituted for one pkg. (8-serving size). USING a small ice cream scoop, place 2 scoops whipped topping into each of 10 dessert dishes for "eyeballs." Place a blueberry or raisin in each scoop for the "pupil." Freeze 30 minutes or until firm. MEANWHILE, stir boiling water into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Mix cold water and ice cubes to make 2-1/2 cups. Add to gelatin, stirring until slightly thickened. Remove any remaining ice. Pour about 1/2 cup gelatin around each "eyeball," leaving the top of the "eyeball" exposed. REFRIGERATE 1-1/2 hours or until firm. Creepin' Hands 16 cups popped plain white popcorn 1/4 cup margarine, melted 1/4 cup KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Topping 1 cup peanuts Candy corn 6 clear large plastic food handlers' gloves Orange and/or black ribbon Toss popcorn with margarine. Sprinkle with cheese topping until evenly coated. Add peanuts; mix lightly. Place 1 candy corn piece in the finger tip of each glove for "fingernail." Fill bags with popcorn mixture; tie closed with ribbons. Halloween JIGGLERS?ฎ Prep Time:10 mins. Ready In:3 hrs. 10 mins. Skill: No Experience Required Serves:10 1-1/4 cups boiling water 1 pkg. (8-serving size) JELL-O Brand Gelatin, any flavor* *Or 2 pkg. (4-serving size) JELL-O Brand Gelatin Dessert may be substituted for 1 pkg. (8-serving size). USING paper towel dipped in vegetable oil, lightly wipe inside of molds. (Or spray molds lightly with no stick cooking spray.) STIR boiling water into gelatin in medium bowl at least 3 minutes until completely dissolved. Pour into molds to within 1/8 inch of top. REFRIGERATE at least 3 hours or until firm (gelatin does not stick to finger when touched). Dip bottoms of molds in warm water about 15 seconds. Pull gelatin away from all edges of molds with index finger. Slip finger underneath JIGGLERS and gently lift from molds. NOTE: To make "black" JIGGLERS?ฎ, use 1 pkg. (4-serving size) each JELL-O Orange Flavor and Grape Flavor Gelatin Dessert. Do not swallow JIGGLERS whole. Yummy Mummy Cookies Makes about 30 cookies 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 eggs 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup cocoa 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 to 2 packages (10 ounces each) white chocolate chips 1 to 2 tablespoons shortening (do not use butter, margarine or oil) Miniature semisweet chocolate chips, for garnish Beat butter, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs; beat well. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until blended. Refrigerate dough 15 to 20 minutes or until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 350 degrees. To form mummy bodies, using 1 tablespoon dough, roll into 3 1/2 -inch-long carrot shape; place on an ungreased cookie sheet. To form the mummy's head, roll 1 teaspoon dough into a ball the size and shape of a grape, press onto the wide end of the body. Repeat procedure with remaining dough. Bake 8 to 9 minutes, or until set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Place 1 2/3 cups (10-ounce package) white chips and 1 tablespoon shortening in microwave-safe pie plate or shallow bowl. Cook on high (100 percent power) for 1 minute; stir until chips are melted. Coat tops of cookies by placing one cookie at a time on table knife or narrow metal spatula; spoon white chip mixture over cookie to coat. (If mixture thickens, return to microwave for a few seconds.) Place coated cookies on wax paper. Melt additional chips with shortening, if needed, for additional coating. As coating begins to set on cookies, using a toothpick, score lines and facial features into coating to resemble mummy. Place 2 small semisweet chocolate chips on each cookie for eyes. Store covered in cool, dry place. This recipe from Hershey's Cocoa. Chocolate Marshmallow Spiders Makes 2 dozen 8 squares semisweet baking chocolate 2 cups miniature marshmallows Black or red string licorice Assorted candies In a microwave oven, melt chocolate in large microwave-safe bowl on high (100 percent power) for two minutes, stirring halfway through heating time. Stir until completely melted. Add marshmallows; mix lightly until completely coated. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax-paper-lined tray. Decorate with pieces of string licorice to create spiders. Use additional miniature marshmallows and candies to make eyes. Refrigerate until chocolate is firm. This recipe from Kraft Foods. Frozen Witches Makes 8 servings Tube of chocolate decorating gel 8 chocolate sugar cones 8 thin, round chocolate wafers 1 pint pistachio ice cream Black shoestring licorice Chocolate chips Candy corn For each dessert, squeeze a ring of decorating gel around the edge of the cone and attach the cone to a chocolate wafer "rim," then set it aside. Using an ice-cream scoop, drop individual "heads" of ice cream onto a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper. Cut pieces of licorice to make hair and a mouth and arrange them in place on the ice-cream face. Add chocolate-chip eyes and a candy-corn nose. Top each scoop with a cone hat (flatten the ice cream slightly so the hat doesn't fall off.) Freeze for at least two hours, or until the hats are set in place. Note: To avoid meltdown, make these desserts in batches of four. This recipe from Family Fun magazine. HomeVisions.com - Slipcover Sale. Save 50% http://www.qksrv.net/click-1219304-9439561 Halloween Face Paint Ingredients: 2 tsp. white Crisco 5 tsp. cornstarch 1 tsp. white flour glycerin a few drops food coloring cocoa Method: Mix shortening, cornstarch, flour and a few drops of glycerin. (This is available at drug stores and acts as a stabilizer and plasticizer.) Blend together until smooth and divide into smaller bowls, so you can add drops of food coloring or a little bit of cocoa in each bowl for different colors. Spread onto little trick-or-treaters faces with your fingers. Face painting eliminates the need for a hot, sweaty plastic mask and kids can always see where they are going without obstruction. Halloween Pumpkin-Shaped Cake Twice the batter for any cake recipe (or 2 packages of cake mix, prepared) Twice any white frosting recipe (or 2 cans white frosting) Food coloring 1 Hostess Ho-Ho?ฎ (or similar cake-roll snack item) Prepare two cakes in bundt pans and cool completely. Color most of the frosting a deep orange, reserving about 1/2 cup, which should be colored black (or use dark chocolate fudge frosting). Place one bundt cake upside down (rounded side on the bottom) on a cake plate; frost the top only. Place the second bundt cake flat-side down on top of first cake. 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Mix in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and nuts until well blended. Spread in prepared pan. Bake in a 350-degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. Do not over-bake. Immediately drop marshmallow creme by spoonfuls over hot brownies. Spread evenly over top of brownies. Cool in pan. Lift out of pan onto cutting board. Remove foil. Place on serving tray. Drizzle melted chocolate (see directions below) over the marshmallow creme to create a spider-web design. Cut brownies into squares. To melt the semisweet baking chocolate: Place one square semisweet chocolate in a zipper-style plastic sandwich-size bag. Close the bag tightly. In a microwave oven, cook on high (100 percent power) about a minute, or until chocolate is melted. Fold down top of bag tightly and snip a tiny piece off one corner, about 1/8 inch. Holding the top of the bag tightly, drizzle chocolate through opening over marshmallow creme. The Home Marketplace ?? 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Let kids create their own monsters by adding marshmallow eyes, for instance, or licorice legs and arms. (If needed, use bits of icing or syrup to make the stuff stick to the apple.) For GrownUps Great Glogg 1 gal dry red wine 2 cinnamon sticks 4 to 5 cloves peel of 1 orange, cut into strips 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and thinly sliced ?? c. raisins ?? c. dry roasted, unsalted mixed nuts (no peanuts) 1 (750 ml) bottle fruity young red wine 1 pt. Brandy sugar additional nuts and raisins Combine 3 cups dry, red wine, cinnamon, cloves, orange peel, kiwi, raisins and nuts in medium saucepan. Cover and simmer over very low heat for 3 to 5 minutes. Do not allow mixture to boil. Remove from heat and let stand at room temperature 45 minutes to steep. Strain into large stockpot. Add remaining red wines. Cover and cook over low heat until heated through. Do not boil. Stir in brandy. Stir in sugar to taste. Remove from heat and serve warm with nuts and raisins in mug. When I make this I do not strain the first mixture, but leave everything in. Halloween Spider Cake When cake is cut, it spurts green goop. ~ BATTER ~ 18 1/4 oz box white cake mix 4-serving package green gelatin ~ BLACK FROSTING ~ Blue food coloring Chocolate frosting ~ DECORATIONS ~ 4 black licorice whips 2 big green gumballs 6 little gumballs Prepare cake using two 9-inch round cake pans. Cool. Prepare the gelatin according to package directions. It works best if it is just a little on the soft side. On a foil-covered cookie-sheet, place one cake layer for the body. Cut a smaller circle out of the center of the layer. Place this smaller round of cake as the spider's head. Fill the hole left in the body layer with gelatin. Place the other cake layer on top of the body and trim cake slightly to shape, if desired. To prepare frosting, in a mixing bowl, add blue food coloring to the chocolate frosting until black in color. Frost the entire cake black. Cut the black licorice whips in half and insert for the eight legs. Position the gumballs as eyes. Boogers on a stick Add green food coloring to processed cheese spread. Dip a small pretzel stick in and rotate until a small lump of cheese forms. Make them as big as you like! Sorry about the name but that's how they were passed to me! Spooky Ghost Cups Prep Time:15 mins. Ready In:15 mins. Skill:No Experience Required Serves:8 2 cups cold milk 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding & Pie Filling 2 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping Decorating icing and candies POUR cold milk into large bowl. Add pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes. Gently stir in whipped topping. SPOON mixture into large zipper-style plastic bag. Close bag tightly. Snip 1/2-inch piece off one corner of bag. Holding top of bag tightly, squeeze mixture into small (7 oz.) clear plastic cups or glasses to resemble ghosts. Create a "face" with decorating icing and candies. REFRIGERATE until ready to serve. Frozen Witches' Heads 1/2 cup BAKER'S ANGEL FLAKE Coconut Green food coloring 4 scoops frozen COOL WHIP Whipped Topping 4 sugar-cone ice cream cones Assorted candies and/or decorating gel Place coconut in resealable plastic bag. Add few drops food coloring. Close bag; shake until coconut is evenly tinted. Place whipped topping on dessert plates. Top each with coconut for the witch??s hair and an inverted ice cream cone to form the witch??s hat. Decorate with candies or gel to form the witch??s "eyes" and "mouth." Serve immediately or freeze until ready to serve. Recipe For Cat Poop Cookies This is the recipe for EDIBLE cookies that look like cats poops... rolled in grape-nuts, which makes lovely fake kitty litter. There are two flavors-chocolate (dark brown), and gingerbread (light brown). The cookies are dense and not very sweet, this is necessary so that they will keep their shape during baking. If you use white flour or sugar, they may be tastier but they won't look like poopies. Chocolate ingredients: 1/2 cup honey 2/3 cup (1 and 1/3 stick) butter, margarine, or lard 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla or peppermint extract 2 cups whole wheat flour 1/3 cup cocoa powder grape-nuts(tm) cereal Gingerbread ingredients: 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup molasses 2/3 cup(1 and 1/3 stick) butter or margarine, or lard 1 egg 2 and 1/3 cups whole wheat flour spices-ginger, cinnamon, cloves to taste (maybe 1/2 tsp. each) grape-nuts(tm) cereal Mix-ins: Coconut = tapeworms Chocolate chips = poop chunks! Butterscotch chips = diarrhea! Peanut butter chips = diarrhea! Cooked spaghetti or ramen noodles = roundworms Corn = self explanatory! Peanuts = chunks M&Ms = decoration? To Make: Microwave the honey till it bubbles (about 1 minute). Add the butter, (I've been told using lard makes for a more realistic texture and softer cookie) and the molasses, if any. Add the egg, mix well, then mix in all the other stuff. Add mix-ins of your choice to some or all of the batter. Chill 1 hour in the freezer or several hours in the fridge. Roll dough logs of random length and the diameter of cat poops. Roll logs in grape-nuts and bake at 350 degrees till done (about 20 minutes, but this varies so watch them.) Serve in a disposable cat litter box on a bed of grapenuts, with a cat litter scoop. I hear you get lovely effects by decorating the box and scoop with melted chocolate or pudding. Brown sugar might work as a substitute for the new clumping litters... Mixing brown sugar with the grapenuts "sweetens up the cookie a bit while still looking truly hideous." Chocolate Ghost Cookies Notes: These can be put together in a jiffy. Ingredients: 1 lb. white chocolate coating 1 pkg. Nutter Butter Peanut Bars 1 pkg. mini chocolate chips Preparation: In the top of a double boiler melt white chocolate coating. Dip cookies into coating covering completely. Set on waxed paper to cool. Spread melted chocolate to areas which did not get covered. Add eyes using mini chocolate chips. Frozen Hand Serving Size: 1 This is a great addition to punch! Ingredients: 1 qt. water food coloring of your choice (red, blue, green) 1 rubber or sturdy plastic glove 1 rubber band Preparation: ***NOTE*** Make sure you rinse the glove well if you intend to put this into something that will be consumed. Some rubber gloves come with a fuzzy lining inside, avoid those! Place 1 quart of water in a bowl, and add food coloring of your choice. For a witch you might want to add green, or for a space alien you might want to add blue. Pour colored water into glove, tie off glove with a rubber band. Lay glove on its side in your freezer, and freeze overnight. It is a good idea to put the glove on a cookie sheet, or in a large flat container, as a bit of the liquid may leak. When frozen solid remove, and place into punch. Eyeball Cookies Notes: You can make these anytime, not just for Halloween. 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Take a look at her site and join her for this important issue: http://www.affinitylifestyles.com/newsletter.html ; From A2Z family member David from Brooklyn, NY: For a beautiful selection of lapel pins please visit my website: http://www.nypins.com FDNY, NYPD, EMS, PAPD, WTC, 9/11 AND CUSTOM LAPEL PINS From A2Z family member Skirnir: If you live in the Southeast Wisconsin area and you would like to join a local food ring, try Food-a-Mania! We are a group of food lovers who share recipes and occasionally visit each other. If you are interested email me at skirnirh@earthlink.net From A2Z family member Crystle: Beauty For Ashes; An online Ministry for Women http://beauty4ashes.org CountryMom Graphics http://www.geocities.com/crystle07_2000/ ; Prayerboard http://pub136.ezboard.com/fbeauty4ashes49013frm1 ; IMAGINE BEING DEBT FREE....Feels great doesn't it? You can be. We can help. NO loan, NO credit check and NO repayment. The Debt Payment Club has helped its members payoff over $2,000,000. since 1996 in 60 countries. We can help you too! Get risk free information at: http://www.kingcard.com/jj/payoff.htm ; Don't just imagine, DO IT! "I enjoy contributing to several recipe sites and newsletters of acclaim and as a Principal Dancer/Ballet master, (currently with Royal Danish Ballet), I have had wonderful experiences with foreign cuisine, a great love of mine! Cooking should be fun and my newsletter is FREE, informative as well as the weekly riddle, (A popular entry!) So come and enjoy these weekly International Newsletters as well as check out the Food Trivia. See you all here, your friend, Martin." Subscription link: http://www.zinester.com/mpb/ml_fs.cgi?trail=1&topic=12673 Un-subscription link: http://www.zinester.com/mpb/unsub.cgi?12673 Want to join the recipe list of a fellow reader, Judy, in Canada? 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