Taste of Home - October/November 2006 - Doridro

Halloween Fun ContestA Cauldron of Honorable MentionsNo magical potion could have made the judging any easierfor Taste of Home’s first Halloween Fun Contest.Withhundreds of ghoulishly good entries,the decisions were tough.Here are five more that received Honorable Mention (forwinners, see p. 16).ALL YOU NEED are hot dogs and a paring knife to make FingerFood, suggests Scott Cantrell, Jacksonville, Florida. These “severed”fingers were a hit at his Halloween bash.PUMPKIN COOKIES ON STICKS are a Halloween family traditionfor Linda Kelly of Camano Island, Washington. She beganmaking these cute frosted cookies, trimmed with licorice andcandy corn, when her sons were in grade school—and now hergrandchildren love ’em!WENDY BENDER of Sandy Hook, Connecticut made ourjudges shiver with her Rotting Log Cake. She fashioned a jellyrollcake into a chocolate log sprouting meringue mushrooms andoozing tapioca pudding and gummy worms.THIS FRANKENSTEIN Ham Head offers sinister appeal atKristin VanOrman’s home in North Salt Lake, Utah. For anothercreepy touch, Kristin serves “moldy” rolls (rolls lightly sprayedwith a mist of green food coloring) along with the cold cuts.Trick or Treat! If you’re looking to scare up some fun this Halloween,you’ll love this devilishly good creation—Taste of Home HalloweenParty Favorites. It has 112 recipes to treat your favorite goblins andghouls. On sale now wherever magazines are sold.A HAUNTED-HOUSE jack-o’-lantern looks extraspooky with ghosts looming over it. Linda Stringhamof Tucson, Arizona added artificial spider webbingfor an even eerier effect.66 Taste of Home • October/November 2006