Trick or treating?

[veggiechicken]

Why can't you be a bad witch? Where's the fun in being a goody goody?
Hollowing out raw swedes took for ever - and they only had a tiny cavity for the candle - and stank of cabbage when they were lit
Pumpkins were reserved for Cinderella and the Fairy godmother to play with!

[Mikey]

You don't have to go down the buy it all in the shops route, my OH has made my daughters costume. She's going as a good witch, no long noses or warts allowed apparantly!!

What's this hollowing out swedes VC is this before or after you've cooked it for 2 hours!!!!

When did the pumpkins arrive was it with the bananas all those years ago?

[veggiechicken]

Just had a look at the term 'trick or treat' on the internet as opposed to our Scottish 'guising' - T or T seems to be an American term not used here.

I think that's my problem with it. When we were kids we'd go apple bobbing and hollow out swedes (never seen a pumpkin then) to make lanterns and get together with the other kids and have fun - but we didn't go round houses expecting treats - nobody had any money to spare anyway.
Now it all seems so organised - shops filled with plastic masks and bloody objects. We improvised with squashed tomatoes
Each to their own, eh?

[Mikey]

No, rolly eyes Mikey, I meant there aren't any kids on my estate. I get enough of kids every day, in my class

Aren't you on half term?

[Two_Sheds]

How will you get to know them that way...

No, rolly eyes Mikey, I meant there aren't any kids on my estate. I get enough of kids every day, in my class

[Mikey]

I don't mind what nationality they are, Shen

Aslong as they are guys rather than girls is it!!

[Mikey]

I can see it's fun for kids, but we don't know any round our estate, so it's probably safer not to open the door

How will you get to know them that way...

[Two_Sheds]

the local laird used to throw his doors open and welcome all the kids in

was he CRB checked? *rollyeyes*


I usually put all the lights off and draw the curtains, and don't answer the doorbell. I can see it's fun for kids, but we don't know of any on our estate, so it's probably safer not to open the door

[veggiechicken]

I don't mind what nationality they are, Shen

[Sheneval]

Just had a look at the term 'trick or treat' on the internet as opposed to our Scottish 'guising' - T or T seems to be an American term not used here.

[veggiechicken]

.......a few Trick or Treaters

[Mikey]

Who were you planning on burning VC?

[veggiechicken]

I'm more a Burning the Wicker man sort of person.........
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[Mikey]

Here are my pumpkins with my daughter for reference.

The left hand one was quite heavy weighing in at 6 stone 7 lb and I don't mind saying a bit of a handful.

[Sheneval]

Sorry I do mean trick or treating by children. Surely tricking is "give me sweets or I'll do something unpleasant to you" Treat is "give me sweets" = begging. I do accept that collecting for charity as Jules has described is a completely different matter. Fortunately as we are in a quiet cul-de-sac and most of the children, including my own, have grown up, we are rarely bothered.

In all my years I have never experienced or thought of it as a threat as described by you - as far as the begging part is concerned, I have never regarded it as begging. It is the celebration of a particular time of the year and a bit of pre winter fun for children - in the village where my stepmother grew up the local laird used to throw his doors open and welcome all the kids in to take part in the festivities, but each to his/her own.