European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 28, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes saturday october 28, 1967 halloween a kids night by Mary Neth staff writer in this rational,.scientific age of skyscrapers free ways and clicking computers ghosts and goblins still roam the not without some grumbling from the oldsters. There s no doubt halloween Long ago would have gone the Way of Button top shoes and the Surrey with fringe on top if most adults had anything to do within. It s mainly kids what a howl they d put up if the Holiday were put Down that keep it going. After All How Many grown ups plopped in front of the modern Marvel of to have time for such imaginative nonsense As that authority on most everything the encyclopedia Britannica puts it the tendency to manipulate rather than celebrate Folk festivals is characteristic of the 20th Century and it reflects the loss of imagination and continuing the Learned Tome notes children Are least affected by this disenchantment and consequent could it be yes it s a two headed ghoulish Flower child. By the More important Folk occasions tend to be dominated by the sometimes this disenchantment can get downright mean. Take the 47-year-old lady who was arrested i Greenlawn n.y., last year for giving out treats con Taining dog biscuits Metal mesh scrubbing pads andante traps. Said she i just got annoyed with having to answer the door that s a modern Day Witch some would say so but she does reflect the grown up tendency to count this Chil Drens Celebration As a bother at the very was a time when everyone got into the act. Around the end of the Middle Ages in England Scotland Wales and Ireland halloween was a night for groups of All Ages to dress up in costumes and go roaming the Countryside. Games such As Bob Apple came into being about that period and pranks carrying away Garden Gates tapping on windows covering up chimneys were common. Nowadays such tampering with other people property just would t work. Garden Gates have about disappeared and stopping up the Central heating income fashion would be too costly to be funny. Tricks that used to be pranks Are pure vandalism today and few would disagree that they should not be there Are some adults who Hope that our rational scientific world that s produced the a bomb and All won t completely manipulate halloween out of even feel that we should be nicer to the gob Lins ghosts and such lines Here Are some recipes for refreshments to serve the Small Fry following the hard halloween Day s night of door Bell ringing. Halloween treats latest bewitching polls show that favorite trick or treat foods among Young goblins ghosts and ghouls Are fresh Home baked High on the list of most edibles Are pastries of the spicy nutty variety like these Cin Namon nut cookies or Paul s old whaler rum Cook Isif they re not gobbled up by the witches on your Block halloween night polls show left Over Sample shave a strange Way of disappearing around the chef s own Home. Cinnamon nut cookies1 cup butter 1 egg Yolk 1 cup Light Brown 1 egg White sugar % cup chopped nuts 4 tsp cinnamon pecans english14 tsp Nutmeg walnuts or Black 2 cups sifted flour Walnut scream butter and sugar and stir in spices. Add egg Yolk and flour. Pat mixture into a greased 9 by 12-Inch pan. Brush with egg White and Sprinkle with nuts pressing them in a Little. Bake 25 minutes at325 degrees. Cool a Little then Cut in squares. Paul s old whaler rum cookies Paul is said to be a phantom who still travels the Forsooth what strange creatures Lurk within the hearts of modern monsters. Seas when the Moon is full in search of the whale who Cost him his life cup Sweet Buttercup Brown sugar tsp allspice tsp Clove 14 tsp nutmeg14 cup dark rum % cup molasses1% cups sifted flour 1 tsp soda Cream butter with sugar. Add spices rum an molasses. Sift flour with soda and stir into butter mixture. Grease and flour cookie Sheet and drop Teaspoons of Batter the size of a Small Walnut onto Sheet. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees. They Are soft when they come out of oven but stiffen As they Cool. Makes 50 cookies. Keep them in a tin Box locked if they re not to disappear before trick or treat time. A special treat to Cap an evening of knocking indoors for the Young members of the family is a Glass of this hot molasses spiced cider. Hot molasses spiced cider4 slices Lemon Cut in halves12 whole cloves 2 quarts elder cup cinnamon Sticks 2inches Long juice of 2 Lemons stud Lemon slices with cloves. Combine cider molasses cinnamon and Lemon slices in Large Saucepan. Bring to a boil reduce heat and simmer 15 cinnamon Sticks. Add Lemon juice. Serve hot in mugs. Serves eight. Photos by Bud Lee Young american trick or Treater in Europe come to the haunting in All sizes shapes
