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History of Halloween

Two thousand years ago, the Celts celebrated a holiday they called Samhain, named after the god of death. They believed that every year on the last day of October the god Samhain allowed the souls of the dead to visit the homes they once lived in. This holiday was the ancestor of our Halloween. When the Romans conquered the Celts they added parts of two of their festivals : Feralia, which was held to honor the dead, and Poloma, named after the Roman goddess of fruit and trees. Sometime around 800 A.D., the Christian church declared November 1 as All Saints' Day to honor all the saints who did not have a special day of their own. People combined their old customs from Samhain and the Roman festivals into the new All Saints' Day rituals. The mass said on All Saints' Day was known as Allhallowmas. The evening before, October 31, became known as All Hallow Even. Over time this name was shortened to Halloween.

Pumpkin Pie or Custard

  • 1 can (12 oz.) evaporated skim milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 can (1 lb.) pumpkin
  • 3/4 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

    Blend all ingredients well. Pour into pie shell. Bake in a 375oF pre-heated oven for about 1 hour. Pie is done when knife inserted in the center comes out clean. For custard, omit the pie crust and bake in 8 individual custard dishes for 40 minutes at 375o.

    This is Halloween
    Goblins on the doorstep,
    Phantoms in the air,
    Owls on witches' gateposts
    Giving stare for stare,
    Cats on flying broomsticks,
    Bats against the moon,
    Stirrings round of fate-cakes
    With a solemn spoon.
    Whirling apple parings,
    Figures draped in sheets,
    Dodging, disappearing,
    Up and down the streets,
    Jack-o'-lanterns grinning,
    Shadows on a screen,
    Shrieks and starts and laughter
    This is Halloween!

    By Dorothy Brown Thompson

    Pumpkin Bread

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin pure
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup raisins

    In a large bowl, stir together sugar, oil, pumpkin, and eggs. In a medium bowl, stir together both flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Fold this into the pumpkin mixture, stirring the two mixtures just to moisten the dry ingredients. Stir in the raisins. Pour the batter into a greased 9-inch loaf pan. Bake in pre-heated 350o oven for about 1 hour or until a pick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.

    PUMPKIN SEEDS ...

    Drying seeds and roasting seeds are two different processes. To dry, carefully wash pumpkin seeds to remove the clinging fibrous pumpkin tissue. Pumpkin seeds can be dried in the sun, in a dehydrator 115-120oF for 1 to 2 hours, or in an oven on warm for 3 to 4 hours. Stir them frequently to avoid scorching. To roast, take dried pumpkin seeds, toss with oil (1 teaspoon per cup of seeds) and/or salt and roast in a preheated oven at 250oF for 10 to 15 minutes.

    Black Cats and Pumpkins

    Black cats are out at Halloween
    And pumpkins are there to be seen
    The thrill of spooky unlit night
    The chill of almost every sight
    Means Halloween is here at last
    And thoughts are churning of the past
    Like when your parents long ago
    Did see the ghosts they know 'twas so
    And have you heard those stories long
    That whispered thru the wind's own song?
    Just ask them and they'll pass them on
    And you will know them before dawn!
    Poem by M.J.M. ©1999

    THE THIRTEEN DAYS OF HALLOWEEN
    by Carol Greene

    On the first day of Halloween
    my good friend gave to me
    a vulture in a dead tree.
    On the second day of Halloween,
    my good friend gave to me
    two hissing cats,
    and a vulture in a dead tree.
    On the third day of Halloween,
    my good friend gave to me
    three fat toads,
    two hissing cats,
    and a vulture in a dead tree.

    On the fourth day of Halloween,
    my good friend gave to me
    four giggling ghosts,
    three fat toads,
    two hissing cats,
    and a vulture in a dead tree.
    On the fifth day of Halloween,
    my good friend gave to me
    five cooked worms,
    four giggling ghosts, three fat toads,
    two hissing cats,
    and a vulture in a dead tree.
    On the sixth day of Halloween,
    my good friend gave to me
    six owls a-screeching,
    five cooked worms,
    four giggling ghosts,
    three fat toads,
    two hissing cats,
    and a vulture in a dead tree.
    On the seventh day of Halloween,
    my good friend gave to me
    seven spiders creeping,
    six owls a-screeching,
    five cooked worms,
    four giggling ghosts
    three fat toads,
    two hissing cats,
    and a vulture in a dead tree.
    On the eighth day of Halloween,
    my good friend gave to me
    eight brooms a-flying,
    seven spiders creeping,
    six owls a-screeching,
    five cooked worms,
    four giggling ghosts
    three fat toads,
    two hissing cats,
    and a vulture in a dead tree.
    On the ninth day of Halloween,
    my good friend gave to me
    nine wizards whizzing,
    eight brooms a-flying,
    seven spiders creeping,
    six owls a-screeching,
    five cooked worms,
    four giggling ghosts
    three fat toads,
    two hissing cats,
    and a vulture in a dead tree.
    On the tenth day of Halloween,
    my good friend gave to me
    ten goblins gobbling,
    nine wizards whizzing,
    eight brooms a-flying,
    seven spiders creeping,
    six owls a-screeching,
    five cooked worms,
    four giggling ghosts
    three fat toads,
    two hissing cats,
    and a vulture in a dead tree.
    On the eleventh day of Halloween,
    my good friend gave to me
    eleven bats a-swooping,

    ten goblins gobbling,
    nine wizards whizzing,
    eight brooms a-flying,
    seven spiders creeping,
    six owls a-screeching,
    five cooked worms,
    four giggling ghosts
    three fat toads,
    two hissing cats,
    and a vulture in a dead tree.

    On the twelfth day of Halloween,

    my good friend gave to me
    twelve cauldrons bubbling,
    eleven bats a-swooping,
    ten goblins gobbling,
    nine wizards whizzing,
    eight brooms a-flying,
    seven spiders creeping,
    six owls a-screeching,
    five cooked worms,
    four giggling ghosts
    three fat toads,
    two hissing cats,
    and a vulture in a dead tree.
    On the thirteenth day of Halloween, I invited my good friend to lunch.

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