Can any Americans out there help me PLEASE!!?

Question

Am English and am throwing a halloween party for friends, i want to make some traditional American 'candy' (or sweets to us!) for the party, do you know any recipes for 'candy' that i could make? Candy corn, taffy and others etc...

Thanx!

but remember am English and i live in ENGLAND!!!! so just going to the store and buying American 'candy' is not possible!!!

Answer 1

HONEY TAFFY
1 cup sugar
1 cup honey
1 teaspoon vinegar
Mix ingredients in saucepan over medium heat. Stir til soft ball stage, then remove from heat and pull. Wrap pieces in small squares of waxed paper for serving or storage.
http://www.mormonchic.com/recipe/recipebox/pages/candy_making.asp
or, for candy corn fudge:
http://www.recipezaar.com/100141
Homemade candy corn:
http://www.recipelink.com/mf/0/10505
Do-it-yourself candy recipes:
http://www.wchstv.com/gmarecipes/homemadecandy.shtml
caramel apples:
http://www.bestapples.com/kids/recipes.html
(that one looked soooo sweet! But I may have to try it just once!)
Hope you have a fun Halloween!

Answer 2

I've been searching for this, since I saw your question. Finally found it on another question-

Candy Corn:

1 cup sugar
2/3 cup white corn syrup
1/3 cup butter
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cup powdered milk
food coloring

Combine sugar, butter, and corn syrup in pan and bring to a boil stirring constantly. Turn heat low and boil 5 minutes. Stir occasionally. Remove from heat and add vanilla.

In a separate dish, combine powdered sugar, salt, and powdered milk. Add all at once to the mixture in the pan. Add food coloring if desired. Stir until cool enough to handle. Shape.

Makes 1 3/4 pounds of candy.

This is definitely a Halloween tradition in America.

Answer 3

Get some lollipops such as tootsie pops, wrap with white Kneenex, tie at the base and dot 2 eyes each to make ghost candies. Hey I should make some myself for this Halloween.

Answer 4

My first thought was popcorn balls and caramel apples! We used to give these out to trick-or-treaters when I was a child (back in the 1970s). Sadly, people are buying candy now for fear of poisoning, needles, razors, etc. in homemade candy. Anyway, here you go!

Caramel Popcorn Balls

5 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 1/2 cups unpopped popcorn
1/4 cup butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to a 4 quart saucepan, and heat over high heat. When oil is hot, add 1/2 cup of popping corn. Keep pan moving constantly. When corn stops popping, remove from heat. Place popped corn in oven to keep warm. Repeat until all corn has been popped. Set aside.
In a medium saucepan with a candy thermometer inserted, combine butter, sugar, and corn syrup. Stir well and bring to boiling over medium heat. Stir in condensed milk; simmer, stirring constantly, until thermometer reads 238 degrees F (114 degrees C). Stir in vanilla.
Pour caramel over popped corn and stir to coat. Butter hands lightly; shape popcorn into balls about 3 1/2 inches in diameter.


Caramel Apples

6 apples
1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
2 tablespoons milk

Remove the stem from each apple and press a craft stick into the top. Butter a baking sheet.
Place caramels and milk in a microwave safe bowl, and microwave 2 minutes, stirring once. Allow to cool briefly.
Roll each apple quickly in caramel sauce until well coated. Place on prepared sheet to set.


Also, in most places in America, chocolate candy that people give out to trick or treaters is preferred by the kids. When people give out pennies, Smarties, taffy (basically anything that's NOT chocolate/caramel/gooey) their houses get egged or toilet papered. Some popular storebought candies are: Snickers, Reese Cups, Butterfinger, Milkyway, Three Muskateers, M&Ms, etc.

Answer 5

(1) These are acorn candies, very popular in Western PA and Ohio
BUCKEYE CANDY

1 stick SOFTENED butter
1 3/4 c. (one 18 oz. jar) creamy peanut butter
1 tsp. vanilla
About 1 lb. confectioners' sugar

CHOCOLATE COATING:

1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 tbsp. vegetable shortening

Cream butter, peanut butter and vanilla together adding confectioners' sugar until proper consistency is reached. Roll candy into 1-inch balls and place on wax paper-lined cookie sheet. Melt chips and shortening together in top of double boiler. Keep chocolate mixture in double boiler over heat while you dip each candy

(2) Candied apples are traditional for Halloween parties.
By caramels and melt them over a double boiler. Then put a stick into the end of an apple and dip the apple until coated with caramel.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4006_make-caramel-apples.html

Similar, but different coating is red candied apples
http://www.ehow.com/how_4009_make-candied-apples.html

(3) Traditional drink is hot cider
INGREDIENTS:
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon whole allspice
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 pinch ground nutmeg
1 large orange, quartered with peel
2 quarts apple cider ( or apple juice)

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DIRECTIONS:
Place filter in coffee basket, and fill with brown sugar, allspice, cloves, cinnamon stick, salt, nutmeg, and orange wedges. Pour apple cider into coffee pot where the water usually goes. Brew, and serve hot.

If you can't use your coffee maker, use a pan and then strain it when hot. Serve in cups with cinnamon sticks as stirrers.

Answer 6

This site has a whole bunch of Halloween candy recipes that you can make:

http://www.razzledazzlerecipes.com/halloween/trick_or_treat_candy.htm

Answer 7

Carmel apples are the best, Get some tart green apples, some sticks, a bag of carmels.
Chopped peanuts.
cookies that are broken in little pieces

Melt carmels in sauce pan
when carmels are melted
put stick in apples and dunk, you can dunk the carmel apples in the peanuts, or cookie crumbs which ever you choose.

You can even melt chocolate and dunk in carmel, chocolate, and nuts (that is my fav)

Answer 8

The first three recipes are from my family collection......Use halloween colors for sprinkles, i.e. purple & orange, black & orange.....

FUDGE BALLS:
2 1/2 cups vanilla wafer cookies, made into crumbs
1 cup (6 oz.) semisweet chocolate chips
3 Tablespoons light corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1 cup walnuts, chopped
Chocolate Sprinkles
Crush vanilla wafer cookies in a plastic bag with a rolling pin or process in food processor into crumbs and set aside. Stir chocolate chips in a bowl over hot water or use a double boiler; until melted. Stir in corn syrup. Add vanilla, evaporated milk, confectioners sugar, cookie crumbs and nuts and mix thoroughly. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes. Shape dough into 1-inch balls and roll into chocolate sprinkles to coat. Place on wax paper to set.

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE:
2 cups sugar
2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
dash salt
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
walnuts, chopped (optional)
Mix sugar, corn syrup, salt and milk together in deep saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat without stirring until a drop tested in cold water forms a soft ball. (234 degrees) Cool until side of pan can be touched comfortably. Add peanut butter, vanilla extract and walnuts. Beat until it loses shine. Pour into buttered pan.

GOODIE BARS:
1/4 stick butter - melted
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1 cup shredded coconut
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 can condensed milk
Melt butter and mix with graham cracker crumbs; press into ungreased 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Spread coconut , then chips, then walnuts. Pour condensed milk on top and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Cool and cut into squares.
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Various Flavored Taffy Recipes
http://recipes.tasteofhome.com/eRMS/PowerSearch.aspx?search=taffy
Hard Maple Candy
http://recipes.tasteofhome.com/eRMS/recp.aspx?recid=20093
Halloween Lollipops
http://www.marthastewart.com/page.jhtml;jsessionid=IDU4JWAN0LBYBWCKUU2SHPWYJKSS0JO0?type=content&id=recipe3195&search=true&resultNo=1
Halloween
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/et_hd_halloween/0,1972,FOOD_9836,00.html
Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Spider
http://www.ricekrispies.com/Display.aspx?kic=1&rk_id=1622
Popcorn Owls
http://recipes.tasteofhome.com/eRMS/recp.aspx?recid=19013
Horr-edible Hands
http://jas.familyfun.go.com/arts-and-crafts?page=CraftDisplay&craftid=10210
Candy Apples
http://www.jackolanterns.net/candyapples.htm
Carmel Apples
http://www.jackolanterns.net/caramelapples.htm

Answer 9

If you know any recipies for 'sweets' then you should be fine. My advice is to introduce them to English 'sweets', be unique. Introducing them to something new is a great way for them to eventually trying new foods later in life.

Answer 10

HERE IS A GREAT SITE THAT I LOVED TO USE

http://allrecipes.com/advice/coll/entertain/features/halloween.asp