Comments on: The Halloween Gem http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/ Candy news, views, and reviews. All the candy that's fit to eat, and some that isn't. All candy, all the time. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:48:18 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lollirocks  http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/comment-page-1/#comment-102128 Lollirocks  Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:01:48 +0000 http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/#comment-102128 My gems are hershey's take 5 and blow pops! My gems are hershey’s take 5 and blow pops!

]]> By: Terrac http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/comment-page-1/#comment-98559 Terrac Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:24:31 +0000 http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/#comment-98559 Ironicly, I got an Oh Henry last night. (I had no idea they made fun-size versions of those!) My other gems were a FULL SIZE sour patch kids pack and an airhead. Ironicly, I got an Oh Henry last night. (I had no idea they made fun-size versions of those!) My other gems were a FULL SIZE sour patch kids pack and an airhead.

]]> By: barbara http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/comment-page-1/#comment-98523 barbara Thu, 30 Oct 2008 23:19:03 +0000 http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/#comment-98523 For me it was Reeses PB cup, because there were never more than 1-2 per bag.Also...special dark mini's from Hersheys.. Mmmmmmmm loved them even at the age of 6. I will i could turn back time and do it again..just once more. For me it was Reeses PB cup, because there were never more than 1-2 per bag.Also…special dark mini’s from Hersheys.. Mmmmmmmm loved them even at the age of 6.

I will i could turn back time and do it again..just once more.

]]> By: Dan http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/comment-page-1/#comment-98522 Dan Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:00:51 +0000 http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/#comment-98522 I remember always knowing where the pepsi employee's lived cause they handed out cans of soda, iusually ended up with at least a six pack. I remember always knowing where the pepsi employee’s lived cause they handed out cans of soda, iusually ended up with at least a six pack.

]]> By: Sea Hag http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/comment-page-1/#comment-98521 Sea Hag Thu, 30 Oct 2008 21:28:50 +0000 http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/#comment-98521 Ah, the great dividing of the Halloween candy. It has long been a tradition at my house. And the neighbors in the middle of the cul-de-sac always gave out the full-sized stuff, the neighbors at the corner gave out Chick tracks and we threw trash in their yard, my brother's friend's parents gave out toys sometimes (and also for Christmas). Good times. Ah, the great dividing of the Halloween candy. It has long been a tradition at my house. And the neighbors in the middle of the cul-de-sac always gave out the full-sized stuff, the neighbors at the corner gave out Chick tracks and we threw trash in their yard, my brother’s friend’s parents gave out toys sometimes (and also for Christmas). Good times.

]]> By: amypaige http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/comment-page-1/#comment-98520 amypaige Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:38:27 +0000 http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/#comment-98520 i remember going to houses where they had a platter with full size candy bars, and we got to choose ourselves! very thrilling. then there were houses having halloween parties (we knew the neighbors), and we would be invited inside for hot cider and cookies. that was fun. i remember going to houses where they had a platter with full size candy bars, and we got to choose ourselves! very thrilling. then there were houses having halloween parties (we knew the neighbors), and we would be invited inside for hot cider and cookies. that was fun.

]]> By: ButterflyKyss http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/comment-page-1/#comment-98507 ButterflyKyss Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:02:09 +0000 http://candyaddict.com/blog/2008/10/30/the-halloween-gem/#comment-98507 My neighborhood growing up was odd, and most of our neighbors were extremely well-off (we weren't, we just happened to live in our grandparent's house and they had lived there since before any of the mansions were built :P). So there were three types of treats: Full sized chocolate bars. These were the most prevalent. Five out of ten houses handed out hershey's, snickers, or milky ways. If you were particularly cute (like my cherubic yet devilish brother), they slipped you two bars. The fend-for-yourself mix. This was a mixed blessing. Our rich-yet-lazy neighbors apparently got together and decided that instead of, you know, answering their doors to the kids, and so as not to appear as if they couldn't 'afford' the candies, they would take one of those big plastic garbage cans, fill them with the most random and odd assortments of candies imaginable, set them out in front of their locked gates at around 6pm, and let the kids fend for themselves. While we were younger, it was awful. The big kids would head out at 6 on the dot, empty each can one by one and be at home before the little guys even got a chance, meaning us kids still being accompanied by our parents ended up missing out on 20% of the houses in the area. Once we got older and wiser though, we ran out and snagged our own (fair) share before the bullies made off with the rest. These treats were everything from granola bars to pockys to charms blow-pops and everything in between. The real gems, though, were the rest of the houses. Though some were duds (three dentists on one block means toothbrushes, apples, and dental floss each year), the rest were the most bizarre and awesome of them all. Sodas, fun size bags of chips, hunks of home-made fudge (back when you knew and trusted your neighbors not to stick poison or sharp objects in your treats :( ). It was guaranteed to be a full-on halloween party when you got home, with everything from a drink, a salty snack to balance out all the chocolate, and the occasional house that handed out little dollar-store toys. I miss those times, so yes indeed, now that I'm the one behind the goody-filled bowl, I try to keep the rare stuff on hand each year (and I slip an extra to the sisters of the cherubic little boys!) My neighborhood growing up was odd, and most of our neighbors were extremely well-off (we weren’t, we just happened to live in our grandparent’s house and they had lived there since before any of the mansions were built :P). So there were three types of treats:

Full sized chocolate bars. These were the most prevalent. Five out of ten houses handed out hershey’s, snickers, or milky ways. If you were particularly cute (like my cherubic yet devilish brother), they slipped you two bars.

The fend-for-yourself mix. This was a mixed blessing. Our rich-yet-lazy neighbors apparently got together and decided that instead of, you know, answering their doors to the kids, and so as not to appear as if they couldn’t ‘afford’ the candies, they would take one of those big plastic garbage cans, fill them with the most random and odd assortments of candies imaginable, set them out in front of their locked gates at around 6pm, and let the kids fend for themselves. While we were younger, it was awful. The big kids would head out at 6 on the dot, empty each can one by one and be at home before the little guys even got a chance, meaning us kids still being accompanied by our parents ended up missing out on 20% of the houses in the area. Once we got older and wiser though, we ran out and snagged our own (fair) share before the bullies made off with the rest. These treats were everything from granola bars to pockys to charms blow-pops and everything in between.

The real gems, though, were the rest of the houses. Though some were duds (three dentists on one block means toothbrushes, apples, and dental floss each year), the rest were the most bizarre and awesome of them all. Sodas, fun size bags of chips, hunks of home-made fudge (back when you knew and trusted your neighbors not to stick poison or sharp objects in your treats :( ). It was guaranteed to be a full-on halloween party when you got home, with everything from a drink, a salty snack to balance out all the chocolate, and the occasional house that handed out little dollar-store toys.

I miss those times, so yes indeed, now that I’m the one behind the goody-filled bowl, I try to keep the rare stuff on hand each year (and I slip an extra to the sisters of the cherubic little boys!)

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