Unraveling Halloween's Quirky Histories & Recipes

In this episode of Jacqui Just Chatters, hostess Jacqui Lents is joined by Sonia and Tiffany to discuss historic and cozy Halloween traditions. They dive into the mischievous pranks of the early 20th century, peculiar customs for predicting future spouses, and vintage Halloween recipes like "Owl Salad" and jack-o-lantern cupcakes. Tiffany shares her Amish upbringing and passion for cozy mysteries found on her booktube channel. Share your thoughts on the debate over sifters in baking. The episode wraps up with holiday book recommendations and an invitation to try the shared cupcake recipes on social media.   Info/links from guests Sonia https://www.youtube.com/@Soniawithani https://www.instagram.com/sonia.with.an.i     Tiffany https://www.youtube.com/@theBeachbumbookworm https://www.instagram.com/the_beachbum_bookworm https://www.facebook.com/groups/329691697186568/user/100072896285942/    Do you have a story idea or thoughts about the episode? Connect with Jacqui at the following. www.JacquiLents.com FB: Jacqui Lents Author https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100069970208082 IG: @JacquiLents YouTube: @JacquiLents   Recipe for Jack O’Lantern Cupcakes: Two-thirds cup butter, one cup sugar, two oranges, juice and rind (zest); four eggs well beaten, four and one-half cups pastry flour (I used cake flour), one-half teaspoon salt, four teaspoons baking powder, one and one-half cups broken walnut meats, one and one-half cups honey (8oz Honey Bear is perfect). Cream the butter and add the sugar gradually. Beat in the orange juice and rind and the eggs. Mix together the flour, salt and baking powder. Stir in the broken walnut meats and mix well. Add alternately to the cake mixture (the wet ingredients) with the honey and bake in cup tins 15 to 25 minutes (ours took closer to 25 minutes at 350, 375 would be better) at 350 degrees to 400 degrees F Make about 24 cakes (gonna make more than that, very dense batter). Frost with orange frosting. Making Jack-o’-Lantern faces on each cup cake with melted chocolate.   Music used for this episode includes – Ratatouille"s Kitchen - Carmen María and Edu Espinalfound Always – Nesrality