Warm, Dry...43º...Updated

Hoping the weather will hold today and keep it dry and warm for all the little goblins tonight...I remember most Halloweens as being cold with rain or snow and wind...Our own kids in costume but then bundled in coats, hats and mittens, trick or treat bags in hand ready for the big night...Last year at our house we didn't have even one little spook show up...We are off the beaten path so usually only get neighbors or friends with small children...So this year do I make treats (cookies, donuts or brownies) as I have in the past or do I rely on my standby of freshly popped popcorn, a small bag full for each child.

Reminiscing back 45 years when our little ones did their trick or treating in Duchesne, Utah where we lived for 7 years, their favorite treat every year was given to them by friends of ours...Bachelor brothers who every year brought out the unshelled mixed nuts of the previous Christmas and gave each child a handful...When we arrived home with the "booty" I placed a sheet on the floor of the living room and Bobi and Rusty would empty their treats onto the sheet...Soon the nuts were separated from the candy and I retrieved the nut crackers from the kitchen drawer and we cracked the nuts and shared this special treat and saved most of the candy for another day.

I probably should give an explanation...Way back in the "olden days" usually at Christmas time, mixed nuts, unshelled, often were placed in a bowl along with nut crackers and picks for each person to shell  nuts to eat...Always Santa put these unshelled nuts in Christmas stockings...Included were almonds, pecans, walnuts, filberts, and brazil nuts...We always had a large bowl of nuts at Christmas time and my Dad would sit and crack nuts for all of us to eat and enjoy on a snowy winter night...Hugs to All...OWAV:)

Mixed Nuts

The Nut Bowl (1960-70)

Pictures borrowed from the internet.