Halloween 2021

hollydolly said:
In Scotland when I was a kid, ''Halloween apples'' was called ''Dookin' for apples''...it meant getting floating apples out of the water using just your teeth, or kneeling on the back of a chair and dropping a fork from your mouth to spear them.

I wonder if kids do that today..anyone know ?
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That reminds me. When I was a little kid in a one room country school way back in the 50s, we also did the "dookin' for apples" thing. The teacher would bring in a washtub, fill it with water and the kids took turns trying to bite the apples without using any hands. Yes, they got their faces pretty wet and maybe more but we all had fun. I bet today they would call this type of thing, "Child Abuse" and the teacher would really be in trouble. Someone might suggest that there is a strong possibility that some kid could drown and this sort of thing should never, never be allowed. Somethings have not changed for the better.
 

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Packerjohn said:
That reminds me. When I was a little kid in a one room country school way back in the 50s, we also did the "dookin' for apples" thing. The teacher would bring in a washtub, fill it with water and the kids took turns trying to bite the apples without using any hands. Yes, they got their faces pretty wet and maybe more but we all had fun. I bet today they would call this type of thing, "Child Abuse" and the teacher would really be in trouble. Someone might suggest that there is a strong possibility that some kid could drown and this sort of thing should never, never be allowed. Somethings have not changed for the better.
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yes that's exactly how we did it. In the big tin bath ... and yes sadly I fear you're right about the 'child abuse' or health & safety thing today... *sigh*
 
Packerjohn said:
That reminds me. When I was a little kid in a one room country school way back in the 50s, we also did the "dookin' for apples" thing. The teacher would bring in a washtub, fill it with water and the kids took turns trying to bite the apples without using any hands. Yes, they got their faces pretty wet and maybe more but we all had fun. I bet today they would call this type of thing, "Child Abuse" and the teacher would really be in trouble. Someone might suggest that there is a strong possibility that some kid could drown and this sort of thing should never, never be allowed. Somethings have not changed for the better.
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More likely this died out because of all the swapping of spit involved. It's no wonder measles, mumps, chicken pox and the like ripped through elementary schools back in those days...

We called it "bobbing for apples" when I was a kid. Did it a few times but never saw the attraction TBH. Seemed like a lot of work just to get an apple. A candy bar would have gotten my attention, but an apple? Meh...
 
StarSong said:
More likely this died out because of all the swapping of spit involved. It's no wonder measles, mumps, chicken pox and the like ripped through elementary schools back in those days...

We called it "bobbing for apples" when I was a kid. Did it a few times but never saw the attraction TBH. Seemed like a lot of work just to get an apple. A candy bar would have gotten my attention, but an apple? Meh...
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well we usually just did it with our own family... but we also had the option if we were doing it in class to line up, kneel on a hard back chair with the end of a fork between our teeth, and try and spear the apple instead by dropping it into the water..

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...and we also used to dip Thick Scotch griddle Pancakes
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..... into Black treacle then thread them with some cotton and hang them from a rope just high enough so everyone had to tiptoe to get a bite.. those who managed it got a toffee apple as a prize,..despite being covered in Black treacle in our face and hair..

..similar to this but with black treacle covered pancakes.

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hollydolly said:
well we usually just did it with our own family... but we also had the option if we were doing it in class to line up, kneel on a hard back chair with the end of a fork between our teeth, and try and spear the apple instead by dropping it into the water..

DOOKING_608x376.jpg


...and we also used to dip Thick Scotch griddle Pancakes
Pancakes-Electric-Griddle-featured-opt600.jpg

..... into Black treacle then thread them with some cotton and hang them from a rope just high enough so everyone had to tiptoe to get a bite.. those who managed it got a toffee apple as a prize,..despite being covered in Black treacle in our face and hair..

..similar to this but with black treacle covered pancakes.

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I remember games like that at fairs and birthday parties. My kids also experienced them. :)
 
StarSong said:
I remember games like that at fairs and birthday parties. My kids also experienced them. :)
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remember Halloween is a Celtic/Pagan invention... so we Scots had so many variations of games and trick or treats.... we always had party pieces to do...

sadly in the UK most of that has gone now.. the kids come around the houses with their parents but rarely ever dress up, and certainly don't do any party pieces, to earn their spoils ..they're just looking for as much sweets or money they can get for nothing....
 
hollydolly said:
remember Halloween is a Celtic/Pagan invention... so we Scots had so many variations of games and trick or treats.... we always had party pieces to do...

sadly in the UK most of that has gone now.. the kids come around the houses with their parents but rarely ever dress up, and certainly don't do any party pieces, to earn their spoils ..they're just looking for as much sweets or money they can get for nothing....
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Trick or treaters always dress up here.

Last year, for the first time ever, we didn't participate in the tradition and it didn't seem to be any neighborhood activity. We're planning to give out candy this year, but we'll wear masks.
 
We don’t celebrate here like the Americans.....
But some have fireworks , which sets the dogs off....and then the fireworks will resume right until right after the new year, which is a pain !!!
 
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This is the dash of my wife's VW Golf car. Note the manual gear lever.
We know that across the pond most cars are automatic gear change.
We also know that the colloquial term for manual is simply: "Stick."

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So I have ordered her this as a Halloween surprise
and just so that she can endorse her credentials...........

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She needs the pointy hat.
 
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