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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread or Muffins: The Old-Fashioned Trick That Makes Them Better

Pamela Foster · October 23, 2026 ·

A rustic kitchen counter features a sliced loaf of pumpkin bread with melted chocolate chips alongside six parchment-lined muffins in a baking dish, a knife on a wooden board, a small bowl of chocolate spread, and a decorative pumpkin in the background.

Halloween is next week, and Thanksgiving is five weeks away. In a lot of kitchens, that means one thing: half a can of pumpkin sitting in the fridge, slowly turning into a science project. This pumpkin chocolate chip batter ends that problem. It uses the whole can. Bake it as a … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread or Muffins: The Old-Fashioned Trick That Makes Them Better

Filed Under: *Blog, Budget Saver, Decadent Fall Dishes, Fun Food History, Halloween, Snack, Vegetarian Tagged With: pumpkin bread history; why is my pumpkin bread soggy; cooking down pumpkin purée; use the whole can of pumpkin; did the English eat pumpkin; when were chocolate chips invented

How to Throw a Gilded Age Halloween Party

Pamela Foster · October 18, 2026 ·

A warmly lit, rustic still life of an antique wooden table in front of a fireplace, featuring a glowing jack-o'-lantern, a bowl of popcorn balls, and a basket of apples, decorated with autumn leaves and vintage objects.

Before trick-or-treating, Halloween was a party. Here is what Gilded Age hosts served, the fortune games their guests played, and the popcorn balls you can make this weekend. Halloween falls on a Saturday this year. The Gilded Age returns to HBO the very next night. That makes … [Read more...] about How to Throw a Gilded Age Halloween Party

Filed Under: *Blog, Halloween, HBO's The Gilded Age, Snack Tagged With: Gilded Age Halloween, Halloween fortune-telling games, molasses popcorn balls, old-fashioned popcorn balls, Victorian Halloween food

Old-Fashioned Molasses Popcorn Balls

Pamela Foster · October 18, 2026 ·

Crisp outside, chewy inside, and ready in about 30 minutes of work. This is the popcorn ball Halloween parties were built on. Halloween is Saturday, and these are the easiest homemade treat you can make for it. Popcorn balls have been a party favorite for more than 150 years. … [Read more...] about Old-Fashioned Molasses Popcorn Balls

Filed Under: Gilded Age, Halloween, Snack Tagged With: food history, Gilded Age entertaining, Halloween party food, popcorn balls

These Spooktacular Black Cocoa Cookies Are Your New Halloween Obsession!

Pamela Foster · October 25, 2024 ·

Move over, orange and black sprinkles – these intensely dark and dramatic black cocoa cookies will become your new Halloween baking tradition! The secret to their bewitching colour isn't food colouring but black cocoa powder, the same ingredient that gives Oreo cookies their … [Read more...] about These Spooktacular Black Cocoa Cookies Are Your New Halloween Obsession!

Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Halloween, Snack Tagged With: Black cocoa, Halloween, Halloween cookies

The Sweet History of Candy Corn: From Farm Inspiration to Halloween Favorite

Pamela Foster · October 23, 2024 ·

Candy corn, a hallmark of Halloween, has delighted and divided taste buds for over a century. You either love it or hate it. With its signature tri-color layers of white, orange, and yellow, candy corn’s history is as colorful as the confection itself. From humble beginnings in … [Read more...] about The Sweet History of Candy Corn: From Farm Inspiration to Halloween Favorite

Filed Under: *Blog, Halloween, HBO's The Gilded Age Tagged With: #DIY, candy corn, Halloween

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