Autumn/Halloween stuff that you like?

[wesleysgirl]

Okay, lay it on me...

It's definitely fall here in New England - the nights are cold, the leaves are turning color, and we're only a few weeks away from Halloween. If you enjoy any of the things associated with this time of year, share them with me!

Do you have a favorite Halloween/scary movie?

A favorite food that you associate with autumn weather and/or Halloween?

If you celebrate Halloween, what do you do to celebrate it?

Comments

[kimberly-a.livejournal.com]

After reading your comment and being extra extra intrigued by the possibility of applesauce in my cookies (I've used it as a substitute for oil in muffins and other baked goods before, but never for shortening, since shortening isn't used in a lot of modern recipes.), I found these two useful-looking webpages:

Common Ingredient Substitutions
Healthy Recipes: A guide to ingredient substitutions

(I thought I'd list the URLs here, since you might find them useful, too.)

The Mayo Clinic page suggests applesauce for half the recipe's required shortening, but they warn quite explicitly not to replace the rest of the shortening with oil, but it looks like butter might be okay. So maybe half butter and half applesauce. Hmm. I'll have to try this recipe again soon! Thanks for getting me thinking about it more actively.