The Milk Bar - an Aussie kids' lolly(candy) store; ice creams, milk, bread, smokes, drinks and mixed lollies... 1 cent, 2 cent, 5 cent and 10 cent lollies: On the weekends dad would give us 20 cents each, so he could read the paper in peace and my darling brother, who wasn't so darling then, would run to the Milk Bar and get 20 cents worth of 1 cent lollies. 20 lollies for 20 cents - the MORE theory made perfect sense, but as we've since learn't, "more doesn't necessarily mean better..." And yes, they were cheap, stale and nasty but we loved them, just as much as my kids today love this crap! American Candy is super exciting but somehow it all tastes the same.  But it looks good!

Anyway, how does one get rid of this pillowcase of candy, collected from the illegal Halloween?! That snowstorm that we had closed our schools for a week and cancelled our Halloween, no trick or treating this year! The convict in me (who by the way isn't a fan of this candy fest) sent out an email, after receiving a standard call from the mayor ("Halloween, has been canceled due to safety."), organised a street Trick or Treat. Well the rumor spread quickly and kids came from everywhere! It was truly amazing, actually moving. A town that had been in darkness for days had come to life.

We made Rum apple cider (See Recipe section) for the big people, gave out candy to the local kids and one brave friend hosted a pizza party xo. One issue, now we have a pillowcase full of candy, that I tried so hard to give away! Come Friday, it goes into the mummy filing cabinet, "the bin." It was a memorable Halloween, now bring on the Turkey xox