Halloween Candy

I really meant to post this just after Halloween, but I guess I have baked enough since then that I forgot about this post. Oh well, I'll post it now, as Halloween is still pretty fresh in our minds. I just wanted to discuss Halloween candy. We tend to buy quite a bit of Halloween candy because we get a lot of trick-or-treaters. Actually, we got less than usual this year, only 196. Last year we hit a record amount at 239. Last year we ran out of candy, something that has never happened before, so this year we had to make sure we had enough! Pictured below is the little table we set up to organize our Halloween treats on Halloween night. We have the treats organized into different types and categories and as you can see we have quite a lot. There are four boxes of fifty bags of chips, along with plenty of miniature chocolate bars and other candies. However, we mostly give out chips and bars. We have never bothered with something special, like candy or caramel apples, because we just get too many trick-or-treaters for that. We don't bother with heavy cans of pop or juice either, because those can get pricey. However, last year when we ran out of treats, we went digging in the cupboards. We came up with some slightly unusual treats, such as hot chocolate packets, granola bars, soft cookie packages, and juice boxes. Not all ideal choices, but we made do.Other popular Halloween choices include candy corn, popcorn, juice bags, chocolates, gummies, licorice, and hard candies. Hopefully you have made a dent in your Halloween stash by now. If we don't get all of ours eaten, I'll probably post some recipes that use candy and chips sometime soon!