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appleannie1

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21. It used to be safe to get homemade cookies or homemade popcorn balls. Bubble gum was another thing we got.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 05:57 PM

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Then there were the candy apples and caramel apples. And none of them ever had razor blades or needles in them. If people did not want to be bothered, they would not turn their porch light on.

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Did you ever receive a non candy item in your bag for Halloween? I remember getting dimes and nickels. how about you? [View all] debm55 Thursday OP

pennies johnnyfins Thursday #1

Thank you very much, johnnyfins. debm55 Thursday #2

Definitely ProfessorGAC Thursday #3

WOW, ProfessorGAC, you were sure lucky. debm55 Thursday #4

I remember a toothbrush. pandr32 Thursday #5

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH, thank you pandr32. debm55 Thursday #6

Apples hannah Thursday #7

Thank you, hannah, I got apples too, They were never nice apples ----always the rotten kind. debm55 Thursday #10

Omg! 😄 How Disappointing! electric_blue68 Saturday #33

pennies, and those pamphlets ... surrealAmerican Thursday #8

Thank you, surrealAmerican. Like the spider rings, I don't understand the pamphlets. debm55 Thursday #11

Yes, money, but also apples and oranges. sinkingfeeling Thursday #9

Thank you.sinkingfeeling. Apples or oranges are fine sound great, if not mushy or rotted debm55 Thursday #12

What? NO! Halloween is All About The CANDY! electric_blue68 Saturday #34

Yes. Apples and oranges. LoisB Thursday #13

Thank you, LoisB debm55 Thursday #14

Apples, pennies boonecreek Thursday #15

HAHAHAHAHAH. Thank you very much, boonecreek debm55 Thursday #16

In the South, you get Chick Tracts. Aristus Friday #17

Agree, I never got one when I was a kid. Yes, a southern thing. debm55 Friday #18

I got a popcorn ball that was inedible. catbyte Friday #19

Yes, it counts ,catbyte. I dislike popcorn balls too. debm55 Friday #20

It used to be safe to get homemade cookies or homemade popcorn balls. Bubble gum was another thing we got. appleannie1 Friday #21

Had a neighbor who gave out popsicles JoseBalow Friday #22

Was it warm where you lived? Thank you JoseBalow debm55 Friday #25

No, not warm at all. Halloween in the midwest wasn't below freezing temperatures JoseBalow Friday #29

When my son went Trick or Treating at the age of two. It snowed here in Pittsburgh. He would have eaten the popsicle too debm55 Friday #31

Back when I was a kid you could get a full size candy bar Emile Friday #23

Same here, Emile, same here debm55 Friday #24

Seems like one neighbor dropped a quarter or 2 in our bags...I liked the candy better... wcmagumba Friday #26

Wow, two quarters???? That could be two comic books. Thank you wcmagumba. debm55 Friday #28

We considered them to be well off, my parents rented our little house from them... wcmagumba Friday #32

Nope. The only non-candy item was a homemade popcorn ball. Polly Hennessey Friday #27

Thank you very much, Polly Hennessey. debm55 Friday #30

Definitely pennies. electric_blue68 Saturday #35

I used to give away loose change. Laffy Kat Saturday #36

One year when it was really cold, madamesilverspurs Saturday #37