Was it pretty common back in your treak or treating days to get homemade goodies for treats?

Question

And your parents never worried about them!

Answer 1

Popcorn balls, candied apples, homemade cookies, cokes, the big sized candy bars,we used to come home with pillow caes of stuff....Happy Halloween!

Answer 2

I did my trick or treating in the 50s and did get some home made goodies, but my parents never let us have them. We were not allowed to eat anything until they inspected it. If it wasn't wrapped it was tossed. We could only have candy that was still in the wrappers. I stuck to that with my children too. I am sorry for the folks that put so much work into making treats, but it just isn't safe.

Answer 3

It was very common to receive homemade treats for sure. I got quite a collection of cookies, brownies, Rice Krispie treats, Caramel apples, & we can't forget the homemade popcorn balls. Yummy!!! Too bad those days are long gone. Now, parents have to check through the treats their little ghosts & goblins bring home.

Answer 4

My aunt used to make peanut brittle, one particular street in town was alot of rich older people. We'd get homemade fudge, cookies, popcorn balls, huge apples, and if you were known to them like your parents were friends of your's, you made out like a bandit. It was not unusual to see 200 -300 kids in that street.

One of the local variety stores used to let the regular customers go into their candy counters and pick out two or three bagfuls of penny candy each.

I came home with at least 2 pillow cases worth of stuff , which my brother would sort thru( he being 7 years older than I ) and he'd take what he wanted, which was most of it.I'd raise hell about it too and my mother would say of for pity sake, it'd take you nearly to next hallowe'en to eat it all anyway. She'd make him give back the popcorn balls, fudge and peanut brittle though.

Answer 5

yes, when my sisters and i were little, we'd get things like apples and oranges, candy corn placed in little snack baggies, and all sorts of open candies that the person had put small amounts in little baggies for us...

there were no worries then that some sicko would stick poison or God knows what else into the candy...

now, those things are a no no. even the news is saying that some parents are staying away from candy altogether, just too paranoid. i hear some people are just opting to give out little toys and such...

the kids are growing up in a crazy world now, ya know...

Answer 6

Sometimes, Kay, it was. I always hated getting an apple because it was usually all mushy. I would just throw it away. I enjoyed getting cookies but then I would get home and be afraid to eat them (from my own instincts)
if I did not know who had prepared them. But fudge, I never turned down. I was awful. Still do love fudge.
I am glad that candy comes completely wrapped now.

Answer 7

Yes, there were some wonderful treats that people put so much time into making. I still love homemade fudge, we'd get popcorn balls, cookies and candy apples too.

Answer 8

Wasn't that a nice part of our generation. I could be set free with my friends to run all over town collecting candy and never have to worry about the "bad people."

Answer 9

Ah what my boy will never experience, how sad. I remember many neighbors fixed brown paper bags of fun and exciting things. It was never just one small piece of candy. Thinking back, I admire how much people put into treats for their trick-or-treaters. I loved the popcorn balls.

Answer 10

Often, and a couple of the grannies would invite us in for a cup of chocolate and a cookie. -- Fruit was always a good treat or popcorn balls were special too.