Easter & Halloween Candy

Because we loved candy as much as any typical kids, we loved Easter & Halloween because candy was the main reason for those two holidays. The amount of candy we each received at Easter was very generous and equal, while Halloween candy varied as to how many doors each child knocked at and if the giver was more generous towards a smaller child or a better costume or whatever unit of measure.
For some reason, we made a contest out of (surprisingly NOT of who received the most – because that was based more on luck than skill) who could make their candy last the longest. The ULTIMATE measure of greatness was if you could stretch your consumption so that come Halloween you still had Easter candy left, and by Easter you still had Halloween candy left.

Of course the trouble with this contest was that most candy was not very edible after a period of time. Those yellow marshmallow chicks get stale and very unappetizing in short order. Chocolates also had to be consumed before too long, so you saved the jelly beans or other more durables the longest. But alas even jelly beans become very un-jelly-like after many months. Cavities are one thing, broken teeth is quite another – and the deliberate avoidance of glutony to avoid the former problem could lead to the latter if not very careful.

This was not the most intellegent competition we ever conceived, but we did carry it out with great pride and determination.