Trick or Treat

For the last several years we have charged an admission price of 3 pieces of trick or treat candy or 1 full sized candy bar in order to enter our haunt. We are usually pretty loose with that, as it was designed to prevent kids from entering the haunted house over and over and getting rowdy as they usually do once they know where all the scares are. Many of you probably wonder what becomes of all that candy. Well, our volunteers take quite a bit of it, but I am usually left with between 5-10 lbs of it to sort through and roll around in after Halloween. Sorting through all that sugary loot has become a post-Halloween tradition I look forward to. I particulary enjoy those few odd ball treats that fall outside the category of usual and mundane. While there was nothing this year that topped the chicken flavored crackers I found in last year's pot, there were a few noteworthy contendors.

Mystery Morsels. These are treats that are virtually unidentifiable. As pictured above, they certainly do appear to be candy, but it's anyone's guess as to what flavors might lurk beneath those clear, plastic wrappers.

Ok, so the admission sign reads 3 pieces of Trick or Treat candy or 1 full sized candy bar. I guess someone opening up a pack of skittles and dropping at least 3 unwrapped pieces into the bucket technically satisfies the requirement, but talk about cheap! Sheesh....

I guess someone didn't like these...

Gummy Goodness!

I'm not one to ever buy into all the media hype about the dangers of Trick or Treat candy. In fact, there have only ever been a few confirmed cases of such tampering ever in the history of mankind, but 2 unsealed cookies in a ziploc bag? C'mon...that's just asking for trouble.


A granola bar? That's almost as bad as getting fresh fruit or a Bible pamphlet. No wonder they unloaded this to gain admission.


Other assorted peculiarities.