Protect your Garden from Cold Weather

Holloween Safety Tips

LIGHTING: Make sure the pathway to your home is well lit.  All children should have reflective clothing and a flash light, use clothing or a costume that allows others to see your child from a safe distance.

CANDY: Talk with your children about eating candy before they get home.  b. Make sure you inspect “all” the candy.  Anything that looks like it was tampered with should be thrown out. It’s best to error on the safe side.

GROUPS: Make sure your child walks or rides around with other children and “never” alone.   Children should be told under no circumstance are they to go up to any “vehicle” or stranger during the evening.  I use the word vehicle because some children will think its o.k. to go up to a van or bus if you tell them to stay away from all “cars”.  

Suzanne's Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie

Ingredients

• 2 cups of pumpkin pulp purée from a sugar pumpkin* or from canned pumpkin purée
• 1 1/2 cup heavy cream or 1 12 oz. can of evaporated milk
• 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs plus the yolk of a third egg
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamon
• 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest
• 1 good crust (see pâte brisée recipe)

* To make pumpkin purée from a sugar pumpkin: start with a small-medium sugar pumpkin, cut out the stem and scrape out the insides, discard (save the seeds, of course). Cut into sections and steam in a saucepan with a couple inches of water at the bottom, until soft. Scoop out the pulp from the skin. Or you can bake whole or halved in a 350°F oven until fork tender. Optional - put pulp through a food mill or chinois to make extra smooth.