An apple a day keeps the doctor away, partly because apples are a good source of dietary what?
Fibre
What leaves are traditionally racked into
What is a pile
Traditionally made from pumpkins, these are named after a man called Jack who was condemned to wander the Earth, waving his lantern.
What are Jack-o-laterns
A workplace hazard term beginning with Slips, trips and
What are Falls
Lard or vegetable shortening gives this its flaky texture
What is crust
The colour of an apple blossom
What is white
Leaves help in the process of transpiration, or the loss of this from a plant.
What is water
This Halloween game can be played with A Granny Smith or Macintosh, but originally began as a Celtic New Year tradition of trying to determine one's future spouse.
What is Bobbing for Apples
A steep descent of water from a height; a cascade
What is a Waterfall
To make this pie topping stiffly beat egg whites & add granulated sugar one tablespoon at a time
What is MERINGUE
An apple floats, because over 25% of its volume is made up of this
What is Air
Derived from the greek word "Chloros" meaning green, leaves change colour in the fall due to a loss of this
What is chlorophyll
This animal is associated with Halloween because, in Medieval Europe, they were thought to be witches. To hear one call meant someone was about to die.
What is an owl
An unapparent source of trouble or danger; a hidden hazard
What is a pitfall
In olden times finely chopped meat gave this pie its name; today it's a mix of fruit & spices but usually no meat
What is MinceMeat
The part of the apple containing the chemical compound cyanide
What is the apple seed
A leaf is responsible for this process of converting light into glucose
What is photosynthesis
Originally called “guising", this practice meant children and poor adults with costumes begged for food or money in exchange for songs or prayers
What is trick or treating
A loss of wealth, rank, reputation, or happiness; ruin.
What is a downfall
Confusingly, the official state dessert of Massachusetts is called pie but made with sponge cake
What is Boston Cream Pie
More than 2,500 varieties of apples are grown in North America, but only this apple is native to it
What is the crab apple
Responsible for leaves being orange, it is also the chemical that turns carrots orange and is the precursor for vitamin A
what is carotene
The popular halloween candy invented by George Renninger in 1880, originally called “butter cream candies” and “chicken feed”
What is Candy Corn
A statement or an argument based on a false or invalid inference
What is a fallacy
This crisscross top of a pie crust is often woven
What is Lattice