..:: Halloween Celebrations ::..

8 ounces vanilla ice cream 20 pieces blueberries or raisins 1 1/2 cup boiling water 1 ounce gelatin red food coloring 3 cups cold water red Jell-O, if desired, see instructions for details.

Using a small ice-cream scoop, place 2 scoops ice cream into each of the 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 two minutes until completely dissolved. Add cold water to gelatin, stirring until slightly thickened. Water quantity may vary depending on the type of gelatine used. Add red food coloring as needed. To make it easier you may also replace this step by using red Jell-O.

Pour about 1/2 cup gelatin around the two eyeballs in each dish, leaving the top of the eyeballs exposed. Freeze until ready to serve.

*These are not only a fantastic treat, but they look sooooo cool on your halloween goodie table. For kids parties, guests like to go home with a little something...so you can replace the blueberry/raisins with say a rubber eyeball - like you'd find at a dollar store. Very cool.

..:: Haloween Treats ::..
Tastey Treats for you to be had here... Easy, no fuss recipes for kids parties or even the adults! Most of these I've tried and offered my own comments on them.
	Halloween Punch
12 ounce frozen orange juice concentrate 12 ounce white grape juice, bottle 2 liter of 7-Up 1 pint sherbet, lemon or lime green food coloring Preparation Mix together a 12-ounce can of orange juice concentrate, a 12-ounce bottle of white grape juice, 2 liter bottle of 7-Up, pint of lemon or lime sherbet, and several drops of green food coloring. If desired, serve with large, well-washed plastic spiders on the top. Yield: 24 servings *aside from the spiders, you can use any kind of plastic insect. If you want it to be totally edible, throw in a handfull of gummy worms.
	Putrid Punch
1 13-oz. package lemon-lime Kool-Aid 1 cup sugar 8 cups water 1 can frozen orange juice concentrate 4 cups ginger ale Worm cubes (ice cubes with gummy worms frozen inside) 3 scoops orange sherbert Preparation This sick-colored punch looks disgusting but tastes divine. Empty the Kool-Aid package into a punch bowl. Add the sugar, then the water and stir until dissolved. Stir in the orange juice. Just before serving, add the ginger ale and worm cubes and float the scoops of sherbert on top. Before long, the punch will be green and infested with worms. Serves 14. PARTY TIP: Be sure to freeze your worm cubes before the party. *Same as the above, only this time you can freeze the gummy worms in the ice cubes.
	Pumpkin Crunch
1 16 oz. can pumpkin 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated milk 1/2 tsp. cinnamon 1 box yellow cake mix 1 cup chopped walnuts 1 cup sugar 3 eggs 2 sticks (8 oz.) butter (melted & cooled) Preparation Mix pumpkin, evaporated milk, cinnamon, sugar, and eggs. Oil 9" x 13" pan, line with waxpaper, and oil lightly. Pour pumpkin mixture into pan and sprinkle cake mix over pumpkin mixture. Pat nuts over mixture and spoon melted butter over evenly. Bake in 350 degree oven for 50-60 minutes & cool. Turn over onto plate and frost with Cool Whip (optional). *A great substitute for the walnuts (I'm not a big fan of these, unless on brownies) are peanuts. If you can't eat any sort of nut, go with granola.
	Pumpkin Cheese Bread
2 1/2 cups sugar 1 8 oz. pkg. Cream Cheese 1/2 cup margarine or butter 4 eggs 1 16 oz. can pumpkin 3 1/2 cups flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. ground cloves 1 cup chopped nuts of choice Preparation Combine sugar, softened cream cheese, and margarine or butter, mixing until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in pumpkin. Add combined dry ingredients, mixing just until moistened. Fold in nuts. Pour into two greased and floured 9 x 5 inch loaf pans. Bake at 350, 1 hour and 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in enter comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove rom pans. Makes 2 loaves. * I personally haven't tried this one. I think too, that the recipie could be made into pumpkin muffins if you prefer.
	Goody Goblins
Round crackers, Peanut butter, regular or chunky style Hershey's chocolate bars Candy corn or pumpkin candies Preparation Melt Hershey's chocolate bars. Spread crackers with peanut butter and top with another cracker. Carefully dip cracker "sandwiches" in the melted chocolate. Top with a colorful Halloween candy, then cool on waxed paper. Makes 4 to 5 Prep time: 20 minutes Microwave cooking time: 3 minutes Conventional cooking time: 15 minutes Another one I haven't tried. We buy so many chocolate bar candy bags (for ourselves G*) that to make this would be a bit over-kill.
	Pumpkin Bars
3/4 cup flour 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 eggs 1 cup brown sugar 2/3 cup canned pumpkin 1/4 cup cooking oil 1/2 cup nuts Preparation In a bowl beat eggs and sugar. Add oil and mix until combined. Then add the dry sifted ingredients together with the pumpkin and nuts. Pour in 1/4 sheet (12" x 8") greased baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from pan and frost, if desired. Cut into 2" x 4" squares. Yields 12 pieces. Enjoy... I haven't made this one, but a friend who held a party did. They were so good. Thank goodness she made about 3 batches. G*
	Eyeball Potion
8 ounces vanilla ice cream 20 pieces blueberries or raisins 1 1/2 cup boiling water 1 ounce gelatin red food coloring 3 cups cold water red Jell-O, if desired, see instructions for details. Preparation Using a small ice-cream scoop, place 2 scoops ice cream into each of the 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 two minutes until completely dissolved. Add cold water to gelatin, stirring until slightly thickened. Water quantity may vary depending on the type of gelatine used. Add red food coloring as needed. To make it easier you may also replace this step by using red Jell-O. Pour about 1/2 cup gelatin around the two eyeballs in each dish, leaving the top of the eyeballs exposed. Freeze until ready to serve. Yield: 10 Servings *These are not only a fantastic treat, but they look sooooo cool on your halloween goodie table. For kids parties, guests like to go home with a little something...so you can replace the blueberry/raisins with say a rubber eyeball - like you'd find at a dollar store. Very cool.