Like I promised yesterday when I gave a 1930s doughnut recipe, here is a super-easy way that a 1939 newspaper article offered up to give a doughnut a special twist on Halloween plus a 1930s punch recipe. Also if you want to read about Halloween and the doughnut the blog post is right here.

First up is the Witches Donut Delight. Here is the photo from the newspaper with the caption:

In case the caption is hard to read for anyone it says : “Taking the step from Hollywood where many such parties were staged last year, many women are planning Halloween donut parties this month. The popular round cakes with the holes go very well with apples, cider, nuts and the usual Halloween menu. Here is a brand new method of serving donuts which is especially suggested for a Halloween party.”

Next is a punch recipe called Cauldron Punch. It is from a 1934 article. My biggest regret is putting it in the cauldron punch bowl, though on theme, it just did not photograph well. It was hard to capture the effect of the grapes in the little glass punch glasses.

So there it is an easy and quick way to do something special for Halloween the 1930s way!

sources:

“Halloween Donut Party”. The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1939.

“Halloween Recipes”. The Tribune. October 26, 1934.