Pagan Holiday Thread

[Lynx]

Seems like the only lesson learned from that experience is you should have eaten them faster... View attachment 268653

And I would have, gladly. But there's this family history of diabetes, so I try to be careful.

 

[seoulsearch]

yes.

it is tree. as long as you don't worship the tree and give glory to the tree, than having on is fine...

Just don't kneel down to put the presents under the tree or you will forever be under its power.

Well crud.
There go my plans for next Saturday night.

 

[seoulsearch]

I haven't purchased my required 50 pounds of candy for fattening kids up for the potion pot yet. Since I enjoyed collecting lots of sweet loot when I was a child dressed as a bum (every year) I now enjoy handing sweets out to today's youth. I'm not a fan of the holiday, just a fan of distributing the sweets. I don't go to Halloween parties or costume myself. I just sit on the porch with my jacket on and wait for the kids to come by. Some houses in my neighborhood get around 500 kids. Due to a non-optimal location for loot gathering I get maybe a couple hundred. Interestingly, I almost never see any of these kids playing outside during the day... life sure is different now than when I was a kid.

I was reading the other day that a lot of kids might be disappointed this year because the best-selling Halloween candy have been things like gummies, Smarties, Dum Dums, etc. -- because, of course, they're cheaper.

Sounds like maybe you might want to have a special bowl of the "really good stuff" (coveted chocolate varieties) reserved for the "good" kids in the neighborhood.

 

[Cameron143]

Well crud.
There go my plans for next Saturday night.

You're welcome.

 

[daisyseesthesun]

I was reading the other day that a lot of kids might be disappointed this year because the best-selling Halloween candy have been things like gummies, Smarties, Dum Dums, etc. -- because, of course, they're cheaper.

Sounds like maybe you might want to have a special bowl of the "really good stuff" (coveted chocolate varieties) reserved for the "good" kids in the neighborhood.

Best of both worlds cheap and tasty i get the 24 pack its always a winner

 

[daisyseesthesun]

another favorite

 

[seoulsearch]

yes. it is tree. as long as you don't worship the tree and give glory to the tree, than having on is fine...

Just don't kneel down to put the presents under the tree or you will forever be under its power.

Well crud. There go my plans for next Saturday night.

You're welcome.

Careful, Cameron. You know what THIS means.

I might have to find... *gasp* -- A DATE -- instead. (And for all the people who will make the very "dated" "I have plenty of dates" joke with pictures of the fruit, nope, that ain't gonna cut it.)

I'm talking an actual date with a GUY and IN PERSON. (shriek!)

My goodness.

Exactly which level of evil is Cameron trying to push me into here?!

 

[daisyseesthesun]

 

[seoulsearch]

Best of both worlds cheap and tasty i get the 24 pack its always a winner

Oh my goodness.

I've never seen these, but now I really want to -- up close, and personal!

 

[seoulsearch]

another favorite

I have seen these in the store but never tried them.

What do they taste like?

Is it almond-flavored, like German marzipan?

 

[daisyseesthesun]

I have seen these in the store but never tried them.

What do they taste like?

Is it almond-flavored, like German marzipan?

Its a delicious peanut treat it soft powered peanut cake. its taste like that white desert made of nuts from Israel. i think they call it mana or something like that. its good.

 

[daisyseesthesun]

the carlos chocolate bars use to have more spices in it now its slightly flavored its more like an American chocolate bar. the price of one king size candy bar you can get a box of carlos.

 

[Cameron143]

Careful, Cameron. You know what THIS means.

I might have to find... *gasp* -- A DATE -- instead. (And for all the people who will make the very "dated" "I have plenty of dates" joke with pictures of the fruit, nope, that ain't gonna cut it.)

I'm talking an actual date with a GUY and IN PERSON. (shriek!)

My goodness.

Exactly which level of evil is Cameron trying to push me into here?!

I was simply keeping you from tree worship. Anything beyond that is an overactive imagination. But I do think you should go on a date and have a nice time. Who knows? The next CC get-together may be a wedding.
Hope this doesn't get twisted into another evil plot.

 

[daisyseesthesun]

seoulsearch,

the israel nut cake is called Halva it kinda taste like this

 

[Eli1]

seoulsearch,

the israel nut cake is called Halva it kinda taste like this

I know all about halva.
But I’m more of a baklava or tiramisu kinda guy.
I don’t have a sweet tooth anyway , I’m more into salts like sunflower seeds or anything salted but when I go have a dessert it’s one of those two usually.

 

[tourist]

Yay! This pagan holiday thread is off to a smashing start!

...and a promising start for sure.

 

[Lynx]

View attachment 268663

I saw those at the Salvage grocery store so I tried one. I was incredibly disappointed. It was like the commodity American cheese of candy bars.

 

[Lynx]

seoulsearch,

the israel nut cake is called Halva it kinda taste like this

Did you just slice right through whole pistachios there?

What in the world kind of knife were you using?!

 

[daisyseesthesun]

I have seen these in the store but never tried them.

What do they taste like?

Is it almond-flavoured, like German marzipan?

seoulsearch,

mazipan? seoulsearch have you even had Dutch Christmas log? Banketstaaf (Dutch Christmas Log) - Lavender & Macarons

 

[daisyseesthesun]

I know all about halva.
But I’m more of a baklava or tiramisu kinda guy.
I don’t have a sweet tooth anyway , I’m more into salts like sunflower seeds or anything salted but when I go have a dessert it’s one of those two usually.

Eli,
Baklava is a great desert but If you like salty better you might like filo triangles(spanakopita) Authentic Spanakopita Recipe - Greek Spinach and Feta Pie - OliveTomato.com