‘Twas All Hallows Eve, the one-hundredth in a row,
When Headwitch prepared her special cookie dough.
Kids craved the old crone’s gooey, ghoulish treats—
Goodies that’d send them howling down streets.
‘Cause what would the spookiest day of the year
Be without tricks and a small dose of fear?
The ingredients? Bat wings, pumpkin, and salt,
A pinch of lizard’s toenail, a teaspoon of—“Halt!”
Cried the crone’s apprentice, obstructing the pot,
“I’ve forgotten the hairy werewolves’ snot!”
“Drat!” grumbled Headwitch,
throwing down her spoon.
Then,
on her rickety broomstick she creaked
To the Slimes-R-Us just past the moon.
Besides being my yearly Halloween poem, “It’s Not Your Mamma’s Halloween Recipe” is my 98 word answer to Susanna Leonard Hill’s 4th Annual HALLOWEENSIE CONTEST: write a 100 word Halloween story appropriate for children (title not included in the 100 words), using the words pumpkin, broomstick, and creak.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Everyone!
Who’d like a witch’s finger? Just baked!
TRICK or TREAT
Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner 
That finger is gross! What is it?
Oh…and good poem too.
And love the orange word color! You’re so clever!
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Thanks much…the finger is a cookie. Sugar dough with an almond for the fingernail. I thought it was very clever…from a bakery in St. Helena, CA
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Happy Halloween!
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And to you too Sue!
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What a wonderful recipe, Donna! Perhaps we’ll have it at my house for dinner. If I can find some werewolf snot 🙂 Great poem and entertaining story! Thanks so much for joining in the Halloweensie fun!
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What a wonderful recipe, Donna! Perhaps we’ll have it at my house for dinner. If I can just find some werewolf snot 🙂 Great poem and very entertaining! Thanks so much for joining in the Halloweensie fun!
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Thanks Susanna…and thank you for holding the contest. It’s been a boatload of fun. Oh, and FYI…any booger will do.
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I’d like a Slimes R Us in my neighborhood. On second thought… Nice job.
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Be careful what you wish for…and thank you. It was fun.
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Yum – cookies!! Oh, wait – never mind. I think I’m allergic to werewolf snot…
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Are you allergic to boogers too? May be used as a substitute. Have a Happy!
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No recipe is complete without a hairy werewolves snot. The texture is absolutely essential as is the essential boil oil of a troll in some recipes.
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Hmmm, can’t say I’ve ever used a troll’s boil oil. It does sound luscious, though. I’ll put it on my list for next year. Thanks for sharing your secret ingredient, Susanne.
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From a home baker’s standpoint the recipe gets 5 stars. This is a clever take on preparing for the holiday. Off to Slimes-R-Us for me.
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You should try their pickled wart hog spit…they’re on sale this week.
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So that’s where you find the snot.
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There or any gas station.
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LOL you truly are a crazy lady — I say this with the greatest of love 😀
Here in Oz, we don’t celebrate Halloween, but of course over the last few years, the stores have decided it’s a wonderful money maker. So now you’ll get half a dozen or so kids knocking on your door at Halloween every year.
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Well now Lyn, you’ll have the perfect treat to send them running. And thank you for the wonderful compliment! Crazy lady… I love it! And you!
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Like everyone else – the werewolf snot got me going. Ewww! I think I’ll pass on the cookies.
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It does have a certain gag reflex, doesn’t it? Hope your Halloween is full of treats you love. Have a Happy!
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I hope the Slimes-R-Us had the werewolf snot! Very gross and perfect for Halloween. Nice fingers 🙂
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They didn’t. But Ghoul Drool is a good substitute and they’re always well stocked with that, for some strange reason. Oh, and I’m really looking forward to reading “There Was An Old Dragon Who Swallowed a Knight”!
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That is a deliciously gross story.
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Thanks Catherine! I had hoped so. Have a Happy Spooky Day!
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I love the premise for this story…and the snot, haha! Good luck in the contest. 🙂
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Thanks Christie! Good luck to your Petie Pumpkin too!
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Loved it! Hairy werewolves snot’ and Slimes-R-Us are great details! New take on a familiar situation…
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Thank you Sara!
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Kudos for getting in snot–always makes for a winning recipe! 🙂
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Thanks Cathy. The snottier the better, right?
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Love the costume too! Good sensory details on the poem – yuk!
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So, when are you stopping by again for a taste?
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Nice job! I really wonder what else Slimes-R-Us carries…
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Thank you Katie. And I’ll let you know next year.
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Very gross and cute!
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Thanks Stacy!
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what a recipe. A dose of fear, great. Thanks for sharing. (yes, by the way WHAT IS That finger?)
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The finger is really a cookie. Green food coloring added to sugar cookie dough and topped with an almond for a fingernail. Thank you for sharing in the Halloween fun, Rupali!
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What a great costume!! 🙂
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Thanks! and I haven’t forgotten…just been busy. Hugs!
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