Wicklow News Ireland

stay safe this halloween

Woof! Skippy the dog and my human Roz would like to wish all the children (and the fancy dress loving adults) in Wicklow a great fun halloween night and hope you get more treats than tricks!!

As any of my bebo readers know I love halloween but the loud bangs and fireworks do scare me. Its in my blood to be afraid of loud bangs!! Check out www.skippythedog.bebo.com to see what I’m talking about!!

So just keep an eye on your pet and make sure he or she is safe and knows that your there to take care of them.

Once again, have great fun everyone – we’re visiting our lovely neices and making Toffee Apples!!

And here’s our Halloween Gallery Ho Ho Ho…

Here’s the recipe:
makes 6 small apples:

you need:
225g (8oz) vanilla sugar
110ml (4fl oz ) water
half teaspoon white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons golden syrup
6 small desert apples
6 wooden skewers or lolly sticks (art shop wicklow town or beside centra)

Method:

• Dissolve the sugar in the water over a medium heat.

• Once it has dissolved, stir in the vinegar and syrup. bring to the boil and cook without stirring until it reaches the hard crack stage or hardens into a ball when dropped in cold water. -DONT PUT FINGER IN _ WILL GET BADLY BURNT!!

it should take about 10 minutes.

• While the syrup is cooking pierce each apple with a wooden stick.

• Once the toffee is ready dip each apple into the hot toffee, turning itt around in the syrup to ensure is fully coated.

• Leave to harden on a lightly oiled tray before serving.

These will last a day or two if wrapped in cellophane and if I am not around to eat them all!!