Halloween memories
In my Halloween column today, I briefly discussed “fun size” candy bars. Stupid name, of course, because there is nothing fun about a one-bite candy bar. The real fun on Halloween night, at least for a kid, is to find the house that is giving out the full-size bars.
Do you remember the feeling when you got a full-size Snickers or Kit Kat or Whatchamacalit? (Are Whatchamacalit bars still around?)
I remember how fast the news would travel around our neighborhood.
“That house has the big candy bars! The ones you get at the store!”
Another big memory of Halloween were the houses where people would leave a bowl full of candy in front of the door. A sign would say, “we can’t be here tonight, so please just take one so everyone can have some.”
The bowl always seemed to be empty before the sun was down.