Saving Halloween candy

First of all, yes, we're Christians and we trick or treat. For us, Halloween has nothing to do with Satan or his worship and everything to do with having fun dressing up, and spending a lovely Autumn evening as a family. I acknowledge that some folks are not comfortable with the whole Halloween "thing" and I respect that. But that's not our view, so please respect in kind.
Okay, with that out of the way -- if you have a sweet tooth, there's probably some space in your extended pantry for such items. Here's how to prolong the shelf life of your candy stash. Oh, and don't forget to stock up on all the Halloween candy that will be on clearance this week!

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• Vacuum Sealing
• Foodsaver V2040
• Prepping
• Preppers
• Food storage

[pitbulllover45]

na i live in spanaway wa far away from you but i love how you do stuff i love watching you and things that you have.

[Michigansnowpony]

@pitbulllover45 You mention having a cpuple of crazy neighbors, so I thought it a possibility. ; )

[goosearrow]

Thanks Renee for this tip. I will go crazy in shtf without chocolate. : )

[MrsNewAmericaNow]

@goosearrow Grow chocolate mint, it has a slight taste of chocolate. It seems girls taste the chocolate more than boys.

[Michigansnowpony]

@MrsNewAmericaNow I have chocolate mint, but had to put it into a pot because it just took over everything. Man that stuff is prolific. Do you make tea leaves with yours? And yes, we girls DO taste chocolate more than the boys. See, it's a birth defect. It's not our fault. LOL

[Michigansnowpony]

@goosearrow I am a candy-holic. And I'm hardcore. Don't be giving me that Skittles crap, give me something with chocolate, caramel, nuts, nouget -- you know, the good stuff. If I was a homeless person, my sign would say "Will work for Snickers".

[duke55925]

Another tip, after I seal a jar, instead of pulling tubing, I just release the lever on the sealer.

[duke55925]

Don't know if anyone else mentioned, you can take either rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover to get old labeling off of your reused lids. Thanks for all the tips. Amy

[lesacotto]

Just an FYI, Granny Miller's web site is no more!

[TheMrsVolfie]

Nice Job! I want one of those sealers!

[JDRgoddess]

I see your peanut brittle is practically gone! LOL

[kokonutbaby1]

ohh cute cleopatra! your girls look like they had a great time. Gotta get me a vacuum sealer and dehydrator..xmas wish list, LOL

[pitbulllover45]

@AuntDuddie only found one person she didn't like was a little kid who was throwing rocks at her and a kid that tried to shoot her with a bb gun I can understand why she don't like the two boys but she loves the other kids. but it is all in how you train and treat the dog.

[pitbulllover45]

@AuntDuddie make me get rid of her even though some of my family think i should get rid of her just because of her breed. but i didn't get her in the thought of fighting her i bought her to make her a loving family member and that is what she is to me and nothing else i don't treat her like a human i treat her like she wants to be treated. I think if you saw my pit in my yard you wouldn't be afraid of her yeah she may look mean but she is really a sweet heart she just wants to be loved on i have

[pitbulllover45]

@AuntDuddie aww why are you scared of pitbulls most pits are very nice i have a 9 month old pitbull female who is in her second heat right now but she is so sweet she isn't aggressive at all she has puppy hyper. i also have a pit mix he is a golden retriever/pitbull mix i got him when he was a year old.

pit bulls are not all bad as people make them out to be but i love the pitbull breed i have some family telling me to get rid of her but i won't give up my pet i love her and no is going to

[AuntDuddie]

@pitbulllover45 Nope I don't know the area too well but Hungry Hubby is like a homing pigeon so he probably does. We avoid WalMartians as much as possible!!!! And I am skeeeered of pitbulls.