Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-10-24
RdtiOnPartyFOr Halloween
BY Mrs.
Christine Frederick.
The Distinguished Authority
on Household Efficiency.

on Household Efficiency.
PROT out your file on party
menus, for the witches and
! the wizards and the black
cats and bats will be flocking
together come this Hallowe en-.
Are you prepared for this home
front invasion ? The best line Of
attack is TO throw a party which
should be frolic, a "rout' Of a
good time, and a barrel Of fun.
Halloween, luckily for the
hostess, is about the least expen-
sive party Of the entire calendar.
This year. with rationing always
in mind, it's good 10 find an oc-
casion when one can offer a jolly
hospitality which is nevertheless
easy on one s ration book.
Hanowe en-, too, right now, is
tops as an evening of informal
home entertainment for the many
service lads and lassies who may
be on leave, and may be planned
for any evening Of the Halloween
Weekend
Make it n supper, or buffet,
and the rest is easy Use bowl
of glossy red apples for the CEN
terpiece, or more sophisticated
one composed of assorted harvest
fruits OVERLOOKING from a squash
or pumpkin basket. At one end
set big luscious gingerbread
loaf made quickly from ready
to-use gingerbread cake mix
lures; at the other, offer plates of
fruity and crunchy home-baked
cookies and a platter of dough-
nuts. Let the beverage be cof-
fee, beer, or cider, a mulled
punch, and cocoa for the kiddies.
TOR greater elaboration, make
i or order shadow" cake, any
simple mixture with two-toned
frosting. first the white, on
which is allowed to drip long
shadows" OF chocolate, still
available in the shops; a pump
kin Of ice cream and orange sher-
bet, with it's accompanying small
individual molds made to repre-
sent skull, corn in the husk.
apple. crossbones, etc, or one
never-to-be forgotten pumpkin
pie. as suitable to this holiday
as it is to Thanksgiving. Let
the sweets be candy corn, T" or
small marzipan carrots, apples,
pears, etc; or mint patties in
orange, green and yellow, if you
are lucky enough to find them.
But make your own candies,
too! The cereal crunches with
which all are familiar; molasses
chews and taffy, and plenty of
popcorn in its various forms as
a candy; popcorn in syrup, pop
corn with peanuts in a brittle,
small popcorn balls twisted in
colored wax paper.
There are tricks to be done
with doughnuts, too, as for ex-
ample, doughnuts with a hot
sauce. Put a dozen doughnuts
on a baking sheet, place in mod
crate oven and heat for 10 min
utes; have prepared light syrup
made either from brown sugar,
maple syrup or a combination
Of molasses with graduated
sugar. Arrange two doughnuts
on an individual plate, and pour
over syrup slightly cooled.
Not every supper, however,
need be strictly in the Hallowe en-
manner. Other colorful ideas
will be equally welcome and just
as eagerly enjoyed. For example,
let the party go Mexican, or
South American good neighbor,"
for a change. Canned chilli con
carne will make a simple and
easy dish for the hostess.
Hot corn bread is a grand ac-
compartment, and another dish
which viii make the service men
agree that you are their pin-up
hostess! Apples, nuts and any
crunchy candy may be the des-
sert, with coffee the beverage.
A N old-fashioned oyster party
~ is another idea which again
makes no drain on the ration
books. oysters are in season,
and when you have a luscious
oyster dish, very little else is re-
quired TO make it the whole
/ party. Make an oyster stew, with
toasted crackers, stuffed celery
and relshes, with a bit of pastry
finale; or make up an oyster
loaf stuffing a creamed oyster
mixture into a bread loaf shell
bake. and serve with thin sauce
or grill oysters and few dice OF
bacon. using small skewers; make