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Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
My neighborhood was full of kids and often households ran out of candy. When one household finished handing out candy only halfway through my friends I was the lucky recipient of an instant packet of cream of wheat. That was disappointing.
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
I disagree about a lot of the candy items mentioned here.
I, for one, LOVE the fun-sized (or mini, if you prefer) candies. It's a tiny bit of something insanely tasty, enough to give pleasure without causing tummy pains. When I was a young'un and I went trick-or-treating, one house gave out mini Clark bars. Yum-o-delish! I polished those off first.
I think the chewy peanut butter kisses taste absolutely divine.
Candy corn, I think is plenty of tasty, as are the candy pumpkins made of candy-corn base. Think little dollops of hardened cake-frosting.
As for apples and raisins, those I didn't mind in the least.
However, some items, I do agree about.
Toothbrushes -- a boring reminder
Religious pamphlets -- disappointing and WEIRD to boot.
Packages of "normal" food -- oh, for crying in Manhattan, what kid wants to receive a can of baked beans or a box of oat bran in his little plastic jack-o-lantern.
One time I received cough drops -- and not the Ludens or Pine Bros or Smith Bros or F&Fs, which are tasty and could pass as hard candy (as can the Ricolas). These were nasty little green pellets that were -- and tasted like -- MEDICATION. Like I said, for crying in Manhattan! For crying in Manhattan, Chicago, and San Francisco
Oh well. At least I didn't get a ROCK
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
If I didn't live in an apartment building with no kids in it I'd be giving out and full sized candy bar AND a red bull to every kid. HAHAHA!!! HALLOWEEN IS FOR KIDS! SUCK IT PARENTS!
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
if you lived in a wealthy neighborhood you'd know that the richest homes generally give the worst treats. in fact, sometimes they even post armed guards to keep the kiddies away.
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
Necco wafers aren't chalk for chrissakes...they're just DUSTED with chalk! Once you suck that off, they're mighty tasty...especially the ones that taste vaguely like clove. Who's with me???!!!
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
Necco and tootsie rolls are my favorites...
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
i gauged my take on halloween on how many smarties I got - the more the better! Neccos and smarties are not the same thing... I'm with you on the candy corn though - in all its forms including those little pumpkins
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
Mounds and Almond Joy have GOT to be put on the list! Giving coconut to a child is pure torture, IMO. Worse than fruitcake! Last year, I took my daughter to a house where the family was leaving to spend the rest of the evening taking their small children trick-or-treating. The man said, "We're leaving. Want the rest of them?" and proceeded to dump a large bowlful of Almond Joys into my daughter's bag. Ewwwwww! Each year, my kids give all of their Almond Joys and Mounds bars to our hairdresser because she's the only person we know who likes them. This year, she's dieting. Do you suppose any of our our local homeless shelters would want them?
The Jesus pamphlets really cracked me up. We live in the Bible belt. One year, someone handed out play money with a picture of Jesus on it. My son was 3 or 4 at the time. When he pulled it out of his candy pile, he said, "Look, God money!"
My husband thinks it's mean to give a kid Cinnamon Red Hots, too (and he likes spicy food!).
Whatever happened to Zots, Marathon Bars, Bubs Daddy? Are Slow Pokes and Sugar Daddys the same thing?
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
Tootsie rolls are delicious and do not belong on this list.
I can agree with the rest, kind of, except for the fun sized candies. No, they are not a fun portion, but they are delicious! And honestly, what are we to expect as free hand-outs?
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
I love fun sizes...that's the best way to get lots of different candy bars!!
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
the only thing necco waffers are good for is roofing on gingerbread houses, the only other thing is, toothbrushees, at leest you have an extra???????????????? : ' ))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
anybody heard of "you get what you get and you dont get upset"
jeez you act like this is life or death here!
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
I have always loved Necco Wafers...AND Bit O Honey! My favourite though, was Sugar Daddy's and Sugar Babies. Licorice nonpareils as well. I still make caramel apples, they are wonderful. I'm addicted to anything caramel. We usually have a party on Halloween, and invite the kids and the parents. We make up a 'goody bag' of candy for each child, and send a plate of cupcakes, cookies (All decorated for Halloween) and caramel apples home with the parents. Everyone has a great time, and the parents know that even the homemade goodies are safe. (We also serve 'real food' before distributing the candy and cookies.) In my opinion, these days parties are a much safer alternative for the children.
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
In Canada we call Smarties Rockets, equally as unpleasant. Smarties here are like M&Ms.
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
does anyone else absolutely love caramel apple pops??
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
How did this strange custom originate? Unfortunately, we have this kind of dross over here in the UK, but I still don't know how it came about. Can anyone enlighten me?
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
What's with Tootsie Rolls being on this list?! Last year we moved to a very, very small (population 1,600 people) rural Mid-Missouri town just before Halloween. We had no idea what to give out. We bought the Child's Playtime Candy, which includes Tootsie Roll Juniors, Tootsie Roll Midgets, Tootsie Roll Snack Bars, Tootsie Roll Fruit Rolls, Tootsi Pops, and Mini Dots. You should have heard the excitement when kids saw our stash! Kid: "Oh, wow, look at all the Tootsie Rolls. Can I have one big one or two little ones?" Me: "You can have both." Kid: "Really? I can?" Me: "Sure." Kid: "Oh, thank you lady thank you." Other kids: "I want one of the pink ones, a green one, and a dots. Can I have that many?" "Tootsie Pops! Yaaayyy!" They loved it all! When the number of kids slowed down, we were giving each kid up to five pieces. We heard from the neighbors that we were the biggest hit on the block! So we're doing it again this year.
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
What about root beer barrels, bottle caps? Yummy. Worst candy.....Nerds
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
I don't like necco wafers...although they double nicely as driveway chalk.
Love Smarties, candy corn and Tootsie rolls.
Peeps? No. Although they do interesting things in the microwave.
Worst treats? Apples, popcorn balls and peanuts
Favorite fantasy hallowe'en treat...scrambled eggs and a six pack of beer a la "The Cone Heads"
My Dad gave the neighbourhood ne're do wells each an onion one year for hallowe'en.
Best hallowe'en. We moved from nowhere to a big subdivision. We were like the village idiots let loose in the King's pantry. Two pillowcases each. I remember tossing my clothes out of the bottom drawer of my dresser...and filling it with candy and chips.
I only get about 5 kids that are little so I make up lunch bag sized treat bags for the early birds. The teens get handfuls of candy from a bowl.
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
My parents gave out raisins one year for Halloween and my friends still make fun of me for it 15+ years later.
For the record, I used to trade with my best friend for all her tootsie rolls and smarties. My absolute favorite used to be the flavored tootsies - a rare and delicious find.
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
I had no idea so many bad things were given out as Halloween treats... Hmm... Candy cigarettes you say? I can see it now: Parents come to the door with the kids, I answer dressed in a bear outfit topped with a Park Ranger hat, and with a lit stogie hanging out of my mouth- Me: "Here ya go, kiddo, don't smoke 'em all at once!" Parent: "Did you just give my child a pack of candy cigarettes?" Me: "No, actually those were Marlboro Ultra Lights- I ran out of full flavors. Careful with those matches kids, don't play with fire!"
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
I once gave out candy and packets of flower seed. One kid was excited to get the seeds and showed his mom. She said "that's nice dear, we can plant them on Uncle Kenny's grave."
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
As for the pennies...has anyone heard of Trick or Treat for Unicef ... every penny counts
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
I remember getting candied cigarettes in the early 80's. How politically incorrect is that today!! Hmmm, Maybe that's why I smoke. Also I happen to like the "New and Improved" , fruitcake of Halloween, caramel apple flavor. They will still make you wanna puke after eating too many. BUT they sure are good...... By The Way-- "Fruitcake of Halloween" is forever added to my phrases I'll use again and again. Lets not forget about wax teeth, and candied jewelry... What FUN...
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
Someone asked what candy corn actually is....the triangular, orange topped and bottomed with white is hardened, pure sugar enhanced by whatever makes it chewy and whatever dyes they use to make the colors. CC is so sweet that I don't wonder if it could make one diabetic!
As an adult I've always thought that it was a true paradox that the rest of the year we tell our kids not to take candy from strangers, but then suddenly for one night it is ok. Of course I love H'ween for the Greenwich Village (NYC) Halloween parade, and as a child of the 1960's I had no such qualms and a mouth full of cavities.
Top Ten Worst Halloween 'Candies'
I got around the parent inspection trap by spending the night at my girlfriend Debbie's downtown where there were apartment complexes and we could go door-to-door and get a great haul.
I haven't had a trick-or-treater in 13 years. But the day before Halloween I go to the store and buy what's left of the shelves... raisins. Sorry, kids.
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My neighborhood was full of kids and often households ran out of candy. When one household finished handing out candy only halfway through my friends I was the lucky recipient of an instant packet of cream of wheat. That was disappointing.