Happy Halloween

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What Your Halloween Habits Say About You

You're a friendly person, but not the life of the party. You like making someone else's day - and you'll dress up if you think of a really fun costume. You definitely think of yourself as someone who has a dark side. And part of having that dark side means not showing it. Your inner child is stubborn and a bit bossy. You truly fear the dark side of humanity. You are a true misanthrope. You're prone to be quite emotional and over dramatic. Deep down, you enjoy being scared out of your mind... even if you don't admit it. You are a traditionalist with most aspects of your life. You like your Halloween costume to be basic, well made, and conventional enough to wear another year.

What's Your Halloween Personality?

Funny Halloween prank

Apple Fritters

2 cups self rising flour
3 Tbs. sugar
2 eggs well beaten
1 cup milk
2 cups tart apples, chopped

Sift together dry ingredients. Gradually add beaten eggs and milk combined. Refrigerate batter for about 2 hours. Stir in apples. Drop by Tablespoon into hot oil and fry until golden brown. Roll in powdered sugar or a sugar/cinnamon combination.

Pumpkin Spice Latte

Note: If you use the pumpkin spice syrup, you do not need the canned pumpkin

Ingredients:

1-2 shots espresso (1/4 c. espresso or 1/2 c. strong brewed coffee)

1 c. half and half

1 Tsb. canned pumkin: you may use either whole pumpkin or pie mix

1 tsp. Torani pumpkin spice syrup

Optional pumpkin pie spice, nutmeg or cinnamon

( no espresso machine?)

To make a pumpkin Latte in your home:

In a small saucepan, stir pumpkin puree into half and half. Add the syrup. Heat on medium until steaming, stirring constantly. you do not want the milk to burn. In a blender on high speed, use whip setting for 20 seconds until foaming. Pour the mixture into a tall glass and pour coffee over the top. Dust with ground pumpkin pie spice or nutmeg.

( with espresso machine)

pour syrup in medium mug and pull your shots. steam half and half. Add shots to syrup and then the steamed milk. Dust with nutmeg.

Apple Butter

From the Urban Homemaker

9 to 10 apples, cored, peeled and chopped

2 cups sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

1/8 tsp. cloves

1/8 tsp. salt

Place everything into a crockpot. Stir, cover and cook on high 1 hour. Cook on low for 9 to 12 hours or until thick and dark brown. Stir occasionally. Uncover and cook on Low 1 hour longer. Stir with whisk until smooth. Refrigerate or freeze. Makes 2 pints.