Make your own costume using recycled materials, clothes from second-hand

stores or items you already have around the house.

Donate old Halloween costumes to charities or to friends for reuse.

Buy an organically grown pumpkin for your Jack-o’-lantern. After the holidays,

toss old Jack into the yard for the birds and squirrels, or add him to the compost

pile. Don’t throw away those pumpkin seeds! Roast them in the oven for a tasty

seasonal treat or put them out for the birds and other wildlife.

Consider using a battery-operated flashing light made for Jack-o’-lanterns

instead of a candle. These lights are readily available at grocery and

department stores and are safer than candles

because they reduce the risk of fire. They create an effect that looks just like a

flickering candle. If you use one of these lights, put rechargeable batteries in it.

Use cloth bags to collect treats and reuse them after the holidays as

shopping bags or, use a reusable bucket to collect your treats.

Use rechargeable batteries in the

flashlight you carry with you for trick-or-treating

(You should always have a flashlight to help you see at night. A light

Why would you want to

light a path to your front

door? There are plenty of

reasons!

First, outdoor lighting adds to the curb

appeal and value of your home,

according to top realtors.

Second, it improves

safety for visitors or family

by making it easy to see

where they are walking.

Third, a well-lit walkway

increases security for your

home.

Celebrate Halloween by

installing outdoor lighting today for both

safety and aesthetics.

When it comes to outdoor

lighting, remember two

things:

Use the newer compact fluorescent bulbs

to save energy. They produce a brighter

light and last a lot longer than regular

incandescent bulbs. Timers are another

way to save energy, as the lights will go

off even if you forget to flip the switch.

It can be easy to get carried away and

overdo it in the lighting department.

Make sure your safety and security

needs are met, highlight a couple of key

focal points and just use soft mood

lighting elsewhere. No matter how

beautiful your fixtures, too much light is

annoying.

Trick or treaters can cause loud and

excessive noise and frighten pets, so

close them in a quiet room.

Even normally calm pets might

overreact with many strangely-clad

tricksters on the doorstep. Keep pets

that are easily excitable or threatened

by strangers from the front

door so they cannot bite anyone or

run into the street.

Keep pets on a shorter-than-normal

leash if walking with your pet outside

on Halloween. Again, scary and

weird looking trick-or-treaters could

provoke aggression in even the

nicest pets.

also makes you more visible to people

driving cars at night.)

If you’re planning a Halloween party,

use non-disposable items. For example,

use real plates, silverware, glasses, cloth

napkins, etc.

Purchase treats to pass out that have

the least amount of packaging. Excessive

packaging equals more waste.

Don’t litter with the wrappers from

candy eaten along the trick-or-treating

trail. Put those wrappers in your bag or

your pocket and dispose of them

properly when you get home.

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1 cup fresh or canned pumpkin

3 1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 1/4 cups 2% milk

1/4 cup soft butter or margarine

1 cup raisins

4 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Put muffin

cups into muffin tins or grease the tins.

Cream butter (or margarine) and sugar

until fluffy. Beat in pumpkin and eggs.

Dredge raisins in 1/2 cup of flour. Sift

remaining flour and spices together.

Pour milk into a mixing bowl. Mix in

dry ingredients by hand until just

mixed. Stir in raisins. Spoon mix into

paper cups in muffin tin. Bake at 400

degrees for 20–25 minutes. Serve

pumpkin raisin muffins warm or cool.

Spread on butter or margarine, if

desired.

2 graham cracker pie

crusts

1–8oz package cream

cheese-regular or fat free

1 can, 16oz. cream cheese

ready made frosting(Duncan Hines-

Pillsbury-Betty Crocker)

12oz. pumpkin puree

1/2 teaspoon all-spice…or to taste

1 teaspoon baking powder

First blend in large bowl cream cheese

and frosting-blend until very runny and

creamy. Add in pumpkin and all spice—

try not to pick!! Put runny/creamy

cheese pumpkin filling in graham

cracker crusts. Place immediately in

fridge and give about an hour to chill.

Cheese will become firm and ready to

serve! Finishing touch-sprinkle

cinnamon on top for taste and garnish!

1 cup canned pumpkin

1 cup sugar

1 3/4 cups rolled oats

1 egg (beaten)

1 1/2 cups flour

3/4 cup shortening

1 cup raisins or chopped nuts

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 400

degrees. In a

mixing bowl, stir

together flour,

sugar, baking soda,

cinnamon, nutmeg

and salt. Add and

mix shortening. Stir

until mixture is crumbly. Stir in egg,

pumpkin, oats and raisins(or nuts).

Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto an

ungreased cookie sheet. Bake fifteen

minutes or until done.

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