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Show Vegetarian Cooking . Great 1 gobblin' " goodies : By CLARE BARRETT Copley News Service One honestly frightening ; aspect of the holiday of gob- -Uns and ghosts is the amount . of sweets children consume . as a result of their night of : gathering edible booty from generous neighbors. In addition addi-tion to keeping dentists in business, excessive sugar . consumption crowds more , nutritious foods from the diet, may affect the body's . ability to resist disease, is a . contributing factor in obesity, obesi-ty, and has been linked by . some researchers with hyperactivity hy-peractivity in children. Sugar as it occurs in nature, na-ture, though, in dilute form and in company with the vi- tamins and minerals needed . for the body to assimilate it, . is a wholesome energy food. Fresh fruit (bobbing for ap- . pies, anyone?) is best, but , candylike dried fruits dates, figs, raisins, apricots, . etc. are excellent bases . for natural confections, too. . Other concentrated : sweeteners such as honey, real maple syrup, molasses, sorghum, and date sugar are .. also useful, but even these should be used with respect- ; ful moderation. It doesn't take much of . them, however, to create , real crowd-pleasers for a . Halloween party or the ' trick-or-treat set. Your ' spook-night offering to the . little folks can be as simple as a "trail mix" you stir together to-gether yourself: Get raw' sunflower seeds, "soy splits" ' (roasted, nutlike soybeans), and unsugared carob candy ; bits (carob or "St. John's bread" is a natural chocolate substitute) at a health food, store and mix with raisins. You might also add nuts,, chopped dates or figs, dried banana flakes, unsweetened coconut threads, or bite-size, shredded wheat. Scoop it" into sandwich bags and tie with curly ribbon in black and orange. Or try sorrier thing fancier like: SUNFLOWER SHAPES , Grind one cup raisins in a food mill and place in bowL Add one cup sunflower seeds, ground in nut mill (coffee grinder) or dry blender. blend-er. Mix to form a stiff "dough." Sprinkle some ground sunflower seeds on a board and roll out mixture to a thickness of about one-fourth one-fourth inch. Cut into appropriate appro-priate shapes with Halloween Hallow-een cookie cutters. Place on a tray and put in refrigerator refrigera-tor to cool. CAROB APPLE BROWNIES BROWN-IES 1 cups finely chopped dates 1 cup grated apple V. cup oil V cup sunflower seeds 2 cups rolled oats V. cup carob powder Combine dates, apple and oil, mixing well. Add other ingredients. Mix. Let stand 10 minutes for oats to absorb moisture. Press mix into an oiled pan. It should be about one inch thick. Bake at 375 F for about 25-30 minutes. Cut into squares when cool. Makes two dozen. COCONUT CANDY 1 tbsps. margarine , cup honey 4 cup sorghum or light molasses Mi tsp. salt 3 4 cups unsweetened macaroon coconut 1 tsp. vanilla extract Grease 8xl2-inch pan with margarine. Combine honey, molasses and salt in heavy saucepan. Boil. Stir occasionally occa-sionally at first, then constantly con-stantly as it thickens. (Test: A small amount forms a firm ball when dropped in cold water. Temperature 250 F ) Remove from heat. Stir in three cups coconut or enough to make very stiff. Sprinkle one-fourth cup coconut co-conut into bottom of pan. Put candy into pan. Flatten. Cover with remaining coconut. coco-nut. Cut into inch squares before be-fore the candy hardens. Yield: 128 pieces. |