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Originally Posted by KathieI
Good point Patty. I remember as a kid (a loooonnnnnngggg time ago) we would go trick or treating and everyone was in homemade hobo costumes. Our sacks on a stick were daddy's bandana handkerchief filled with powdered chalk and while walking the neighborhood late at night, we would be hitting each other on the body with our chalk sacks. It was so much fun and our parents weren't worried about us. We didn't need to have wrapped candy either, we also got lots of apples, cookies, and home made candy. It was great fun. I'm sorry for the kids today that have to have so many restrictions because of our change in society.
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My husband and I were just talking about all of the above which you mentioned.
We also always were hobos, etc., etc., etc.
Only thing is, we didn't have chalk in our sacks.
We also both received the same exact treats as you mention.
Nothing was "wrapped"........it was all loose candy, apples, cookies, etc.
I helped my mom make "treat bags" with loose candy......
No one worried about us............whether being abducted or harmed.
We lived in THE CITY. We even went to taverns trick or treating.
I'm talking eight years old and up.
I think prison sentences then might have been different and put a scare in any would be perps.........or else people just abided by the TEN COMMANDMENTS in those days.......I truly believe that last thought.