Left Over Candy? A Few Ideas for You

WASHINGTON - Do you have mounds of Halloween candy left over? Is it calling your name?

Instead of being tempted to pop those candies in your mouth, make something with them.

For a combination of sweet and salty, mix leftover candy corn with dry roasted peanuts for your next cocktail party.

"It tastes fantastic," says Holly Johnson, food editor of myrecipes.com.

Johnson also suggests putting the wrapped candy a piñata for your kid's next party. Or you can make a candy wreath for the holidays by painting a styrofoam wreath green and letting your children stick little pieces of candy all over it.

Another option is to donate your leftover candy.

Treats for the Troops, a project that will send the candy in Christmas stockings to U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, is collecting candy this weekend.

The collection drive, which is being coordinated by Mover Moms of Montgomery County, will accept any type of candy or snack foods.

Collection will take place at Walt Whitman High School (7100 Whittier Boulevard, Bethesda, Md. 20817) on Friday, Nov. 2 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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