Wednesday, October 3, 2012

halloween recipes

More halloween recipes from years past. 

Human Pate


4 cups of cooked diced ham
3/4 cup mayo
2 -3 Tbsp. sweet relish
1 tsp. Celery seed
Black pepper
Various plastic, food safe body parts
In a food processor, finely grind the ham.  Transfer to a bowl.  Add remaining ingredients.  Stir until well blended.  (*All ingredients are approximate; adjust to suit your taste.)  Arrange body parts on top.  Serve with cracker or mini croissants.

Dragon Eye Punch


2 liters ginger ale
1 lg. container frozen lemonade
1 lg. can pineapple juice (chilled)
1 qt. lime sherbet
 Green grapes, peeled
Dried cranberries

Make a horizontal slit in the side of the grape.  Insert the cranberry and set aside.  Stir together all ingredients except the grapes until the sherbet is melted and punch is milky green.  Float the grapes on top. 

Moldy Cheetos


2 cups brown sugar
1 cup margarine
1/2 cup white corn syrup
1/2 tsp. baking soda
14-1/2 ounce package Cheetos
Green food coloring

Bring sugar, margarine and syrup to a boil for 5 minutes. Remove from fire. Add baking soda and green food coloring. Stir. Pour over Cheetos in large bowl. Quickly toss and spread on 10x15 pan, sprayed with PAM. Bake at 250 degrees F. for 1 hour, stirring every 15 minutes. Pour out on waxed paper and quickly separate Cheetos pieces.