Halloween Traditions
A Celtic tradition of using hollowed-out turnips with candles inside led to these distinctive & larger Halloween gourds
Jack-O-Lanturns
This candy "melts in your mouth, not in your hand"
M&M's
In this Shakespeare play, Hecate appears as queen of the witches
Macbeth
Bones making up your thorax include the sternum & 12 pairs of these
Ribs
Requiring 20 min. of pulling, the salt water type of this has been described as a candy & an upper body workout all in one
Taffy
It's said these 2 colors trace back to the festival of Samhain, one representing death & the other the autumn harvest
Orange and Black
Nobody better lay a finger on" this crispety, crunchety candy bar I've been saving
Butterfinger
This novel by Gregory Maguire about the green-skinned Elphaba became a gravity-defying musical
Wicked
This lower jawbone is the strongest & largest bone of the face
the mandible
A smooth, heavy paste made from sugar & these nuts is the traditional basis of marzipan
Almonds
The first time the White House was decorated for Halloween was in 1958, when she, Ike's better half, hung owls & goblins
Mamie Eisenhower
These "Everlasting" jawbreakers sold under the Wonka label change colors & flavors as you eat them
Gobstoppers
The 2 female founders of Hogwarts are Helga Hufflepuff & this witch
(Rowena) Ravenclaw
This arm bone was named for its supposed resemblance to the spoke of a wheel
The Radius
Egg whites & sugar syrup go into recipes for this versatile goo found in Snickers & Toblerone
nougat
This no-hands Halloween game may be related to the Roman celebration of the goddess Pomona
bobbing for apples
"At work, rest or play, you get three great tastes in" this galactic goody
Milkyway
A girl is whisked away to Endor College of Witchcraft by "The Little" this, the title of a classic by Mary Stewart
The Little Broomstick
Sharing its name with St. Paul's birthplace, it's the collective name for 7 bones in the foot
tarsus
It's not booze, it's the liquid produced when cocoa beans are ground into paste, releasing the cocoa butter
liquor
This 20th century performer's museum in Scranton, Penn. features an online seance every Halloween
Houdini
"Sometimes you feel like a nut, sometimes you don't"; better get one of each of these just to be sure
Mounds and Almonds Joys
Alexandra Jane & Sukie are a bewitching trio in a Rhode Island town in this Updike novel
The Witches of Eastwick
This part of the skull that protects the brain is made up of 8 bones including the occipital & temporal bones
the cranium
This confection of pecans & brown sugar is named for the French military officer whose cook is credited with inventing it
pralines