Halloween party ideas pt 2

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Hershey's Haunted House, a manageable structure at just 9 inches square, is built on heavy cardboard with double-thick graham cracker walls. The house is three graham cracker squares wide and three squares tall. The center support inside (holding up the ceiling) consists of three graham crackers sandwiched together so the middle one juts above the other two by exactly one graham cracker square. The walls and roof are "glued" together with icing.

Once the structure dries several hours, it's decorated with candy and more icing. The bricks, porch floor and front steps are made of Hershey's milk chocolate bar separated into small rectangular segments. For contrast, the windows, front door and porch roof are covered with Cookies 'n' Creme white chocolate candy bar pieces, framed by Twizzlers. The windows are topped with Reese's miniature peanut butter cup halves. Stacked Rolo candies make pillars to support the porch roof. The fence is built with Kit Kat wafer bars for posts and Twizzlers Pull-a-Peels, which also are twisted into shape to make the spooky trees. It may be too late for this year's party, but you can order a free copy of Hershey's Gobblin' Up The Fun booklet with complete directions for the house and more ideas for treats, decorations, costumes and games. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (with two 32-cent stamps) to: Hershey's Halloween Booklet Offer, 704 Metro Drive, Lebanon, PA 17042.

Back to the pumpkin cake idea that Leslie Mills is considering from Cristina Ferrare of The Family Channel's "Home & Family" show. Here's how to make it: Prepare two packages of Bundt cake mixes, vanilla or lemon, as directed on the box. Bake the cakes in fluted tube pans according to the directions, allow to cool completely and set aside. In large bowl, whip up 4 tubs of prepared vanilla frosting until light and fluffy, using an electric mixer. Dye the frosting deep orange with food coloring.

Place one cake, round part down, on a serving platter. Invert the second cake and place it on top, lining up the ridges, to resemble a pumpkin shape. Spread the orange frosting all over top and design the eyes, nose and mouth with gum drops, M&Ms and assorted other candies. Shape a stem at the top out of green frosting.

Now that the kids are taken care of, what about the adults who either have a party of their own to attend, or just want to enjoy the occasion with their children? If you're short on ideas, Kraft Foods offers a Halloween Party Hot Line, (888) 572-3875, with suggestions for 18 adult costumes developed by Bob Ringwood, a Hollywood costume designer.

The costumes are inexpensive to make. For example, you could be a bunch of grapes by wearing a green sweatshirt and green tights with purple balloons attached to your body with double-stick tape. Or, become a traffic light by wearing a black outfit with green, yellow and red construction paper circles attached to your front and back.

The Kraft hot line also offers ghoulish food ideas from Kraft Creative Kitchens.

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~---------------------------------------------------------------------- Recipe by: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #863 by Dianne Larson Ward <dianne@...> on Oct 24, 1997

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