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Natural Halloween Treats


Ideal for your Halloween party, or any time you feel the need to "concoct a little something".

Please remember that herbs are medicine and food allergies can happen to anyone. Use your wisdom when trying any new recipe.


Licorice Candy

Treat your family to some yummy Licorice Candy. It can even help with cold and flu symptoms!

  • Equal parts Ground Licorice Root and Ground Anise Root
  • Molasses
  • Brown and/or White flour


There are no exact measurements as this recipe is made up and changes to taste. Feel free to experiment.

Warm up about 1 cup of molasses. Add approx 1 tsp each Licorice and Anise root, or to taste. Add flour till you have a consistency you can roll into tubes. Too much brown flour will give it a bitter taste. I add the brown flour for a healthier treat. Cut tubes into desired length. Can roll in icing sugar for a prettier look if desired. Let cool and candy will harden. This candy is delicious and has the true Licorice flavor.

Enchanted Gorp

  • 2 cups total from some of these grains: oatmeal, bran, wheat germ, rye flakes, or you choose.
  • 2 1/2 cups total from these fruits: raw cranberries, dried figs, raisins, currants, pears, dates, bananas, figs, apples, rosehips, etc.
  • 3 cups total of these nuts and seeds: sesame, sunflower, almonds, cashews, peanuts, filberts, etc.
  • Carob chips to your liking.
  • 1/2 cup all natural peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup tahini butter
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh ginger, 2 Tbls. chopped Sweet Cicely root, 1 tsp. each cloves and nutmeg, 1 Tbs. cinnamon.

Mix all ingredients together in large baking dish. Bake in the oven at 300 F until brown. Keep stirring and turning the pan while baking.

The above 2 recipes were brought to you by Tao Herb Farm


Pumpkin Guts Cookies

  • 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup solid pack pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 10 ounces white chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
1. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees.

2. In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter until smooth. Beat in eggs until well mixed. Blend in pumpkin puree and vanilla.

3. Combine dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Stir to blend.

4. Fold in white chocolate chips and pecans.

5. Drop by teaspoons onto lightly greased cookie sheets.

6. Bake for 20 to 22 minutes. Makes 3 dozen.


Swamp Water Punch - from an EP Parent

Having a Halloween party or working on refreshments at the school carnival? Try this disgusting concoction-the kids will love it!     Marcie
  • Orange juice
  • Ginger Ale, optional
  • Blue food coloring
  • Floating -Arm of Death (recipe follows)
1. Put some blue food coloring into the orange juice punch until it turns a disgusting swamp-green color. The color is gross and the orange juice pulp floating around really adds to the effect. People will realize that the punch tastes good, but it will take them awhile to figure out it is orange juice.


Floating Arm-of-Death

  • Water or orange juice
  • Gummy worms, optional
  • Rubber glove
1. Freeze the water (and gummy worms if desired) in a clean rubber glove.
2. Peel off the rubber glove and float the arm in the punch.

Marcie ~ In Sonora, CA



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