Vintage Halloween

Remember these from the 50's? Maybe not. Maybe I am the oldest person in the world. I wish I had saved mine because these sure cost a lot now.


I had so many of these and now one of these sells for around 100.00.


This is a game piece.


These old Halloween clickers sell for around 30.00. If it has a witch on it then it costs a lot more.


An old metal noisemaker.


It is very rare to find pieces this old and still intact.


The crepe paper is in such good shape because these were prtobably packed away and rarely used.


This is an old German Halloween game. It translates as "witch's dance".


Two vintage witches stirring their cauldrons while scratching their black cats.


This is a rare vintage fortune telling game. In perfect shape these can sell for hundreds of dollars.


If you are hungry for Italian check out the post below.

Halloween Lasagna

The only thing that makes this Halloweenie is that it looks like an accident.

I start out by making a big pot of sauce.



I finally invested in a deep lasagna pan.


I mix ricotta with garlic, onion, a bit of oregano, salt, pepper, Parmesan and two eggs.


I use mozzarella. provolone and always thinly sliced black forest ham. Most people don't use ham but believe me, it makes a huge difference. You don't really know it is there but it adds a very good flavor.


Put some sauce on the bottom of the pan to keep it from sticking.


Then a layer of lasagna noodles and a layer of cheese.


Next a layer of ham.


Then spread a thin layer of the ricotta mixture.


Another layer of cheese.


More sauce.


More noodles...you get the idea.


Cheese


Ham again


Ricotta......yawn.



Layer it until it is almost full.


Cover it all with sauce.


Sprinkle the top with Parmesan.


Bake it in a 375 degree oven for about an hour. It's done when it is bubbling around the edges.


Halloween lasagna.


I made it for the people that don't like bat stew.


This is what happens when you cut it when it is too hot because you are trying to take pictures for your blog. But I guess having a molten mess makes it look better for Halloween.

The bat stew recipe will be posted on Halloween!