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Halloween

These Spooktacular Black Cocoa Cookies Are Your New Halloween Obsession!

downtonabbeycooks · 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: Dessert, Halloween, Snack Tagged With: Black cocoa, Halloween, Halloween cookies

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

downtonabbeycooks · 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, Gilded Age, Halloween Tagged With: #DIY, candy corn, Halloween

The Fascinating History and Traditional Foods of Halloween

downtonabbeycooks · October 27, 2022 ·

October is time for Fall activities, culminating in Halloween on the 31st. You may not realize this, but like St. Patrick's Day, we are all at least partly Irish on Halloween. This holiday has ancient origins in Ireland. It was originally called Samhain (summer's end), and for … [Read more...] about The Fascinating History and Traditional Foods of Halloween

Filed Under: Blog, Fun Food History Tagged With: Halloween, History of Halloween, Irish Halloween Traditions, recipes

Soul Cakes, the Original Halloween Treat

downtonabbeycooks · November 1, 2014 ·

Summer is over and harvest celebrations are coming to a close.  Winter is not far behind. I love tracing traditions and the foods that are an important part of the celebrations. Did you know that Halloween has ancient origins in Ireland? It was originally called Samhain, and … [Read more...] about Soul Cakes, the Original Halloween Treat

Filed Under: Blog, Cookies, Fun Food History, Sweets Tagged With: afternoon tea, All Soul's Day, barmbrack, Downton Abbey casting news, Downton Abbey Cookbook, Downton Abbey viewing party, Edwardian recipes, food history, Halloween, Soul-Cakes

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