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Halloween Honey Buns & Pepperoni Recipes!

I don't think I've ever actually eaten a proper "honey bun," nor have I ever had any huge desire to start. But it's tough to resist when they start dressing foxy.


From Cloverhill, it's the official "Halloween Honey Bun." Sold at the pretty incredible price of 2.99 for a big box of six huge buns, I couldn't believe my good fortune. Honey buns, in orange bags, with pictures of spiders and bats on said bags. I was really hoping that the buns themselves would be shaped like something spooky, but dog shit ain't spooky. I'm still in love, though. They're so genericky and wholesomeish. The kind of thing you'd find for sale on an elementary school hot lunch line in October. If I thought kids would find it more "cool" than "insane," I'd totally give these out to trick-or-treaters and make sure their scarves were nearly tucked before sending them off.

I found these last night, along with a recipe booklet detailing how to turn Hormel pepperoni slices into Halloween heaven. That was a bigger issue, and I've written about it in the latest Countdown entry.

Posted by Matt on 09/27/2006. E-mail me!



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I don’t know why, but food makers are feeling really in the Halloween spirit this year, even food that doesn’t normally go all out for the holidays, like Hormel or something I’ve sold a couple of times at work and may ultimately buy myself even though it’s a diet-buster: Pilsbury’s Halloween Cinnamon Rolls, basic pop-from-a-can cinnamon rolls with jack-o-lantern orange frosting.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 09/28/2006 5:41 PM

I was never allowed to “play” with my food as a child, which meant I was not allowed to so much as make a smiley face with my ketchup. The closest I ever got to personified food was when I was able to get a Clown Sundae at Friendly’s.

On an unrelated note, after over a month without internet, I have moved yet again (4th time this year)and just caught up on the countdown as well as the blog. I am so glad to be sitting in front of a computer once again!

While unpacking a box of children’s books for my roomate I came across what I consider a little treasure. I found a Wuzzles coloring book titled “Bumblelion’s Sports and Games Coloring Book”. It was put out in 1985, and I want to know why I never had one. I suppose all that matters is that I do now, or at least I will after I confiscate it from the kids bookshelf!

Chestnuts roasted by MissJess @ 09/28/2006 6:17 PM

I remember first seeing a packaged honey bun at our local convenience store as a kid (Cumberland Farms or Tedeschi’s, I forget which store it was). It looked like a giant extra-glazed donut, still shiney with gooey goodness. In fact, it looked so good my kid-mind could not fully deal with the image of me actually eating one, so I just obsessed over it for months.

One day I actually worked up the courage to buy it, I couldn’t believe they’d sell such a large delicious treat for only $.50! I didn’t eat it at first, just kind of looked at it in the wrapper for awhile. Perhaps I was simply basking in its majesty.

I finally opened it up. Now, looking back on the moment I seem to remember it registering in my sub-consciousness that the “gooey goodness” did not stick to the wrapper at all, in fact it all slid out intact and kinda slightly moist in a heavily-preserved kind of way. This should have set off all sorts of warning bells but I was way too caught up in the moment.

I bit in with the taste of a fresh glazed Dunkin’ Donut (or Krispy Kreme if you prefer, though I’ve never had one so I’m speaking from speculation there) in my mind. Instead of a mouthfull of gooey goodness bliss I ended up with slightly slimey stale ass. The best part was that the slime actually made it go down quicker so it didn’t linger in my mouth.

Looking back I bet if I never bought one I’d be telling you right now how honey buns are the tastiest food on the planet. What a cruel world we live in.

Chestnuts roasted by Ryle @ 09/28/2006 6:46 PM

i know exactly what you’re saying ryle. i actually feel the exact opposite of the way i feel about whoppers. with honey buns i always find myself saying hells yah. but then when i finally take a bite i find myself screaming why god why!?!?!

Chestnuts roasted by danny @ 09/28/2006 6:58 PM

Today is surreal. The ice cream man came by work today, despite it being now officially Fall. Then on the way home I giggled in glee at the rickety old Halloween store shining a big “open” sign. And now it’s storming!!!

It’s storming, it’s storming, it’s storming, it’s storming, it’s storming, it’s storming….

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 09/28/2006 7:02 PM

LOL, I had a slightly more innocent take on the pizza face, to me it looked like he would be in the park, leering at girls, perhaps even with a stereotypical French accent.
Hi Jen Diff, welcome to the blog :) . (And P-TOR, Matt works at Nick)

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/28/2006 7:34 PM

Hey, we use the same kind of plates, Matt!

Chestnuts roasted by Timmy @ 09/28/2006 7:49 PM

I’m eating from the exact same bag of Hormel pepperoni. They’re becoming room temperature, and the grease is…..melting….

Chestnuts roasted by ColonelCatsup @ 09/28/2006 8:01 PM

I prefer Oscar Mayer pepperoni. Less greasy.

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 09/28/2006 8:03 PM

Hey Hey Hey looks who’s back…seeing those crackers reminds me of the Mitch Hedburg bit about the suggestions they put on Ritz boxes forcrackers…”why would i want to put things on my crackers, maybe i just want to eat crackers…” or something along those lines. RIP Mitch

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/28/2006 9:03 PM

“I like crackers! I didn’t buy them because they’re little edible plates!” – MH

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 09/28/2006 9:19 PM

Thanks squee……….always dependable!

Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 09/28/2006 9:21 PM

I’m pretty sure we have the same plates here… Must be popular! =/
I absolutely love all of those creations you made. That pizza is super sinister looking, but I’m partial to the bats on the website. Of course, the dough would never stay bat shaped. =( I can’t imagine how long it would take to get something to perfect looking like that. I know I could never ever do it.
I’ve *never* had a honey bun, and judging from the reviews here, I guess I’m one of the lucky ones. ;)

Chestnuts roasted by Christine @ 09/28/2006 10:55 PM

Matt are you out there man?
I need help!
Also, I think I’ve finally mastered this “Very Dirty Martini” business.

Mix 3 ounces vodka with 1 ounce vermouth and 1 ounce olive juice. Pour into glass. Add more olive juice, liberally. Drink until it’s 1:30 and you’re clam happy and ready for bed.

Which kind of olives do you use? I bought black ones today but looking at your post from back in August? it looks like green ones. I am an idiot? So do I use green? Have you tried both? Do you really need the vermouth?

Looks like this drink mixing might have to wait a day :( ….

Chestnuts roasted by threebeesatdisney @ 09/28/2006 11:01 PM

BLACK OLIVES??! NOOO! NOT IN THE MARTINI!

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 09/28/2006 11:03 PM

I AM AN IDIOT! I will have to hit the store again tomorrow! Maybe I will pick up some pepperoni while I am out and make those cute cat cracker things! The ones you made turned out GREAT! Also, your pizza looked tasty too! You are right about the PIZZA Giants out there! They would make a killing selling pumpkin shaped pizzas!
Thanks for the help! Memo to self: GREEN OLIVES! Repeat….GREEN OLIVES! Oh yeah, VERMOUTH TOO!

Chestnuts roasted by threebeesatdisney @ 09/28/2006 11:15 PM

I’m gonna make an Appletini and call it a night! I know how to make that one! HA! Thanks again! :D

Chestnuts roasted by threebeesatdisney @ 09/28/2006 11:17 PM

Just made this TASTY one:
CARAMEL APPLE

1 1/2 parts DeKuyper Sour Apple Pucker
1/2 part DeKuyper Buttershots

YUM!

Chestnuts roasted by threebeesatdisney @ 09/28/2006 11:32 PM

Oh my god, it does look like dog shit! I’m never eating honey buns again.

Chestnuts roasted by jazzy @ 09/28/2006 11:59 PM

:lol: Oh man, the last few posts… woo! First hearty chuckle of the… wait, it’s already tomorrow. Damnit! Well, in the last 12-18 hours, at least.

Anyhow, GOD BLESS THE FRONT that’s moving through! It reached about 80 here today and I thought I was gonna have to vomit because of it, but then, lo and behold, torrential downpours came, and knocked the temps back down to 60! Aww yeah! (official about 57 degrees here right now :D )

I went to Target tonight, and damn, it was on the verge of being cold, and the sky was totally black with lingering rain clouds. Looked like Satan was going to swirl down out of them at any second. I was so happy. And buying Fright Bites made it even better, cause Jesus, those things are delicious! I had my doubts by your description, Matt but, really, they are Yum.

Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 09/29/2006 12:10 AM

Black olives are solely for pitless, mass consumption. Or pizzas.

Green olives, aside from mass comsumption, are strictly for martinis. God had a plan.

Chestnuts roasted by ColonelCatsup @ 09/29/2006 12:38 AM

I’ve got an old Wuzzles colouring book! They never broadcast Wuzzles on tv over here in SA, though :(

I have to say about Matt’s food :- Fangtastic! Bootiful! Spooktacular![sorry]

I think I’m turning into a chocolate vampire. It’s working in this shop – the cake is called Death by Chocolate. Two chocolate sponges with Bar-One sauce in between, caramelised condensed milk on top and cream on top of that. I lurked in a corner and devoured a piece and got Bar-One sauce all over my face. Too bad it wasn’t red. Bwahahahaaa!

Ps. I miss Trajeal.
Pss. One matric dance I went to (“senior prom”?)was entitled The Vampires’ Gothic Gala, and it had little grade eights made up as zombies in little suits with red cummerbands, and a vampire at the entrance with a huge book on a lectern to see if we were invited. He had a red cape and real fake fangs. We had to walk past all these dead branches, like a Transylvanian forest, and all we heard in the background was screams! Everyone thought it was more grade eights, forced to hide in little coffins somewhere covered in fake blood, but nooo… it was the way to the bathrooms! When my friend Lisa and I ran on our high-heeled shoes (ow ow ow) to the loo, we found out that some fiend had hung long strings of black cotton thread from the ceiling all along the passage – it was like running through spiderwebs! (Had we not been wearing the dress-equivalent of the gnp of a small African country, putting sticky syrup on the threads may have been funny.)

There were all these dreadful demonic red-eyed paintings on the wall, and the head boy publicly thanked the head of the Student Christian Association for their loan. We had to eat off of long tables from the science wing, far too high to use your knife and fork properly – peas kept falling off my date’s fork. Oh yes, the dance floor was too small for anyone to waltz for the opening dance, but we all tried. The head boy and his date must’ve been practicing for months, because they did it perfectly – caroming into everyone else and ricocheting off the tables!

All in all, a magic night :D

Chestnuts roasted by arete @ 09/29/2006 8:58 AM

Thank you, thank you all.

Chestnuts roasted by Tim Curry @ 09/29/2006 9:13 AM

Went to our super market this morning. Found the spooky pepperonis but no free hormel recipes. I demand satisfaction!

I did however pick up the original Halloween and Friday the 13th dvds last night. I can’t wait to watch them as I’ve never seen either of the slasher series (I was always more of a NOES kind of guy).

Chestnuts roasted by Ryle @ 09/29/2006 9:26 AM

Ooo, forgot to mention that the oreos with orange filling made up for Hormel’s (or Shaw’s) blunder. Black cookie + orange creme filling = the perfect snack of evil. Well, maybe not perfect, they don’t scream when you bite into them, but 2 out of 3 aint bad.

Chestnuts roasted by Ryle @ 09/29/2006 9:28 AM

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